How To Install libnvtoolsext1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvtoolsext1 on Kali Linux. libnvtoolsext1 is NVIDIA Tools Extension Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvtoolsext1 on Kali Linux.

What is libnvtoolsext1

libnvtoolsext1 is:

The NVIDIA Tools Extension SDK (NVTX) is a C-based API for marking events and ranges in your applications. Applications which integrate NVTX can use Nsight to capture and visualize these events and ranges.

This package contains the NVIDIA Tools Extension runtime library.

There are three methods to install libnvtoolsext1 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 libnvtoolsext1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnvtoolsext1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnvtoolsext1

Install libnvtoolsext1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnvtoolsext1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnvtoolsext1

Install libnvtoolsext1 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 libnvtoolsext1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnvtoolsext1

How To Uninstall libnvtoolsext1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnvtoolsext1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnvtoolsext1

Uninstall libnvtoolsext1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnvtoolsext1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnvtoolsext1

Remove libnvtoolsext1 Configurations and Data

To remove libnvtoolsext1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnvtoolsext1

Remove libnvtoolsext1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnvtoolsext1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnvtoolsext1

Dependencies

libnvtoolsext1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnvtoolsext1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.