How To Install wreport-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wreport-common on Kali Linux.

What is wreport-common

wreport-common is:

libwreport is a C++ library to read and write weather reports in BUFR and CREX formats.

This package contains common wreport data files, such as variable metadata and BUFR and CREX decoding tables.

There are three methods to install wreport-common 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 wreport-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wreport-common

Install wreport-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wreport-common

Install wreport-common 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 wreport-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wreport-common

How To Uninstall wreport-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wreport-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wreport-common

Uninstall wreport-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wreport-common

Remove wreport-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wreport-common

Remove wreport-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wreport-common

Dependencies

wreport-common have the following dependencies:

References

• wreport-common website

Summary

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