How To Install libqhull-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhull-dev on Kali Linux. libqhull-dev is calculate convex hulls and related structures (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libqhull-dev

libqhull-dev is:

Qhull computes convex hulls, Delaunay triangulations, halfspace intersections about a point, Voronoi diagrams, furthest-site Delaunay triangulations, and furthest-site Voronoi diagrams. It runs in 2-d, 3-d, 4-d, and higher dimensions.

This package contains the files necessary for development (headers and libraries), as well as the library documentation in HTML format.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libqhull-dev

Install libqhull-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqhull-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libqhull-dev

How To Uninstall libqhull-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libqhull-dev

Uninstall libqhull-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqhull-dev

Remove libqhull-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqhull-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libqhull-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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