How To Install libyascreen0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyascreen0 on Kali Linux. libyascreen0 is Yet Another Screen Library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyascreen0 on Kali Linux.

What is libyascreen0

libyascreen0 is:

lib(n)curses alternative oriented towards modern terminals.

Suitable for developing terminal applications or daemons with telnet access and terminal support.

Main features

  • small footprint
  • does not have external dependencies
  • allows both internal and external event loop
  • allows stdin/stdout or external input/output (can work over socket)
  • supports basic set of telnet sequences, making it suitable for built-in terminal interfaces for daemons
  • supports a limited set of input keystroke sequences
  • fully unicode compatible (parts of this depend on wcwidth in libc)
  • supports utf8 verification of input
  • relies only on a limited subset of ansi/xterm ESC sequences, making it compatible with mostly all modern terminals (inspired by linenoise)
  • there is no curses API and ancient terminal compatibility, hence less bloat
  • clean API with opaque private data, usable from C/C++

There are three methods to install libyascreen0 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 libyascreen0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libyascreen0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libyascreen0

Install libyascreen0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libyascreen0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libyascreen0

Install libyascreen0 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 libyascreen0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libyascreen0

How To Uninstall libyascreen0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libyascreen0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libyascreen0

Uninstall libyascreen0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libyascreen0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyascreen0

Remove libyascreen0 Configurations and Data

To remove libyascreen0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libyascreen0

Remove libyascreen0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libyascreen0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyascreen0

Dependencies

libyascreen0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libyascreen0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.