How To Install nim-regex-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nim-regex-dev on Kali Linux. nim-regex-dev is library for parsing and executing regular expressions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nim-regex-dev on Kali Linux.

What is nim-regex-dev

nim-regex-dev is:

The package provides a library for parsing, compiling, and executing regular expressions for the nim programming language. The match time is linear with respect to the length of the input and the regular expression. So, it can handle input from untrusted users. Its syntax is similar to PCRE but lacks a few features that can not be implemented while keeping the space/time complexity guarantees, i.e.: backreferences and look-around assertions.

Features:

  • The match time is linear in the length of the input string
  • Regular expressions are (optionally) compiled at compile-time
  • Captures all group repetitions (not just the last one)
  • Unicode level-1 support
  • Descriptive error messages

This package provides the regex.nim file needed to create static applications, which is the default for nim.

There are three methods to install nim-regex-dev 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 nim-regex-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nim-regex-dev

Install nim-regex-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nim-regex-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nim-regex-dev

Install nim-regex-dev 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 nim-regex-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nim-regex-dev

How To Uninstall nim-regex-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nim-regex-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nim-regex-dev

Uninstall nim-regex-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nim-regex-dev

Remove nim-regex-dev Configurations and Data

To remove nim-regex-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nim-regex-dev

Remove nim-regex-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nim-regex-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nim-regex-dev

Dependencies

nim-regex-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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