How To Install libquickfix-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquickfix-dev on Kali Linux. libquickfix-dev is FIX protocol library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libquickfix-dev

libquickfix-dev is:

The Financial Information eXchange (FIX) Protocol is a message standard developed to facilitate the electronic exchange of information related to securities transactions. It is intended for use between trading partners wishing to automate communications.

This package includes the quickfix development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libquickfix-dev

Install libquickfix-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libquickfix-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libquickfix-dev

How To Uninstall libquickfix-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libquickfix-dev

Uninstall libquickfix-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libquickfix-dev

Remove libquickfix-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libquickfix-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libquickfix-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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