How To Install libpsimd-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpsimd-dev on Kali Linux. libpsimd-dev is Portable 128-bit SIMD intrinsics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpsimd-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libpsimd-dev

libpsimd-dev is:

P(ortable) SIMD – Portable 128-bit SIMD intrinsics

This is a header-only library.

There are three methods to install libpsimd-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 libpsimd-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpsimd-dev

Install libpsimd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpsimd-dev

Install libpsimd-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libpsimd-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpsimd-dev

How To Uninstall libpsimd-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpsimd-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpsimd-dev

Uninstall libpsimd-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpsimd-dev

Remove libpsimd-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpsimd-dev

Remove libpsimd-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpsimd-dev

Dependencies

libpsimd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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