How to Install and Uninstall cscope Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "cscope" package

Please follow the instructions below to install cscope on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cscope
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cscope" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall cscope on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cscope
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cscope package on Kali Linux

Package: cscope
Version: 15.9-2
Installed-Size: 1225
Maintainer: tony mancill
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libncurses6 (>= 6), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Suggests: cscope-el
Size: 218224
SHA256: dfd2420cf5a8de16bf546c70b5eeb2f7d2825155ff0d1c54cd4d65c5c7e2c248
SHA1: 7da08c2d5a691ad045a5ed4b2fec9fede5d8206f
MD5sum: 314c0406d53208c25da1034fe88ca9bf
Description: interactively examine a C program source
Cscope is an interactive text screen based source browsing tool.
Although it is primarily designed to search C code (including lex
and yacc files), it can also be used for C++ code.
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Using cscope, you can easily search for where symbols are used and
defined. Cscope is designed to answer questions like:
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- Where is this variable used?
- What is the value of this preprocessor symbol?
- Where is this function in the source files?
- What functions call this function?
- What functions are called by this function?
- Where does the message "out of space" come from?
- Where is this source file in the directory structure?
- What files include this header file?
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://cscope.sourceforge.net/
Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, interface::text-mode, role::devel-lib,
role::program, scope::utility, uitoolkit::ncurses, use::browsing,
works-with::software:source
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cscope/cscope_15.9-2_amd64.deb