How To Install bcpp-dbg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcpp-dbg on Kali Linux. bcpp-dbg is C(++) beautifier - debug

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcpp-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is bcpp-dbg

bcpp-dbg is:

bcpp indents C/C++ source programs, replacing tabs with spaces or the reverse. Unlike indent, it does (by design) not attempt to wrap long statements.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install bcpp-dbg 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 bcpp-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bcpp-dbg

Install bcpp-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bcpp-dbg

Install bcpp-dbg 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 bcpp-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bcpp-dbg

How To Uninstall bcpp-dbg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bcpp-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bcpp-dbg

Uninstall bcpp-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcpp-dbg

Remove bcpp-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bcpp-dbg

Remove bcpp-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcpp-dbg

Dependencies

bcpp-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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