How To Install libyang-cpp1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyang-cpp1 on Kali Linux.

What is libyang-cpp1

libyang-cpp1 is:

Partially SWIG-generated bindings to use libyang with a C++ API. The functionality is the same as in libyang, the C++ code links wraps and uses libyang C code.

There are three methods to install libyang-cpp1 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libyang-cpp1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libyang-cpp1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libyang-cpp1

Install libyang-cpp1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libyang-cpp1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libyang-cpp1

Install libyang-cpp1 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libyang-cpp1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libyang-cpp1

How To Uninstall libyang-cpp1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libyang-cpp1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libyang-cpp1

Uninstall libyang-cpp1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libyang-cpp1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyang-cpp1

Remove libyang-cpp1 Configurations and Data

To remove libyang-cpp1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libyang-cpp1

Remove libyang-cpp1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libyang-cpp1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyang-cpp1

Dependencies

libyang-cpp1 have the following dependencies:

• libyang1
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• libyang-cpp1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyang-cpp1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.