How To Install cflow-l10n on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cflow-l10n on Kali Linux. cflow-l10n is control flow analyzer for C source files (translation files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cflow-l10n on Kali Linux.

What is cflow-l10n

cflow-l10n is:

GNU cflow analyzes a collection of C source files and prints a graph, charting control flow within the program.

GNU cflow is able to produce both direct and inverted flowgraphs for C sources. Optionally a cross-reference listing can be generated. Two output formats are implemented: POSIX and GNU (extended).

Input files can optionally be preprocessed before analyzing.

There are three methods to install cflow-l10n 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 cflow-l10n Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cflow-l10n using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cflow-l10n

Install cflow-l10n Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cflow-l10n using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cflow-l10n

Install cflow-l10n 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 cflow-l10n using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cflow-l10n

How To Uninstall cflow-l10n on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cflow-l10n package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cflow-l10n

Uninstall cflow-l10n And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cflow-l10n and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cflow-l10n

Remove cflow-l10n Configurations and Data

To remove cflow-l10n configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cflow-l10n

Remove cflow-l10n configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cflow-l10n configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cflow-l10n

Dependencies

cflow-l10n have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cflow-l10n package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.