How To Install libpthreadpool-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpthreadpool-dev on Kali Linux. libpthreadpool-dev is pthread-based thread pool for C/C++

Introduction

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

What is libpthreadpool-dev

libpthreadpool-dev is:

pthreadpool is a portable and efficient thread pool implementation. It provides similar functionality to #pragma omp parallel for, but with additional features.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libpthreadpool-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 libpthreadpool-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 libpthreadpool-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpthreadpool-dev

Install libpthreadpool-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpthreadpool-dev

Install libpthreadpool-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 libpthreadpool-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpthreadpool-dev

How To Uninstall libpthreadpool-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpthreadpool-dev

Uninstall libpthreadpool-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpthreadpool-dev

Remove libpthreadpool-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpthreadpool-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpthreadpool-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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