How To Install oxref on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is oxref

oxref is:

The program oxref writes to the standard output stream a cross reference of symbols defined in unstripped object files and/or libraries.

It demangles C++ symbols and can (probably) be used for a large range of languages.

Oxref does not interpret the object files and libraries itself, but calls objdump(1) to do so. The output produced by objdump is then filtered by oxref, generating the cross reference listing.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install oxref

Install oxref Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install oxref

Install oxref 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 oxref using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install oxref

How To Uninstall oxref on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove oxref

Uninstall oxref And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove oxref

Remove oxref Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge oxref

Remove oxref configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge oxref

Dependencies

oxref have the following dependencies:

• libbobcat5
• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• oxref website

Summary

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