How To Install libgnuastro-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuastro-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgnuastro-dev
libgnuastro-dev is:
GNU Astronomy Utilities (Gnuastro) is a collection of programs (the
gnuastro' package) and librarires (this package along withlibgnuastro12’) for astronomical data analysis and manipulation. The programs can be run on the command-line for efficient and easy usage and the libraries can be used within C and C++ programs.
This package contains Gnuastro’s headers and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libgnuastro-dev 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 libgnuastro-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgnuastro-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnuastro-devInstall libgnuastro-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgnuastro-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnuastro-devInstall libgnuastro-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgnuastro-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnuastro-devHow To Uninstall libgnuastro-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgnuastro-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnuastro-devUninstall libgnuastro-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnuastro-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnuastro-devRemove libgnuastro-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgnuastro-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnuastro-devRemove libgnuastro-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnuastro-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnuastro-devDependencies
libgnuastro-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuastro-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
