How To Install aspectc++ on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is aspectc++

aspectc++ is:

AspectC++ supports Aspect-Oriented Programming with C++, by providing:

• an aspect language extension to C++.
• an aspect weaver that does source-to-source translation.

AspectC++ provides for C++ similar features like its best known cousin, AspectJ, provides for Java.

There are three methods to install aspectc++ 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 aspectc++ Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install aspectc++

Install aspectc++ Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install aspectc++

Install aspectc++ 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 aspectc++ using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aspectc++

How To Uninstall aspectc++ on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the aspectc++ package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove aspectc++

Uninstall aspectc++ And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aspectc++

Remove aspectc++ Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge aspectc++

Remove aspectc++ configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aspectc++

Dependencies

aspectc++ have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6
• libtinfo6
• libxml2
• zlib1g

References

• aspectc++ website

Summary

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