How To Install libxxhash-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxxhash-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libxxhash-dev
libxxhash-dev is:
xxHash is an Extremely fast Hash algorithm, running at RAM speed limits. It successfully completes the SMHasher test suite which evaluates collision, dispersion and randomness qualities of hash functions. Code is highly portable, and hashes are identical on all platforms (little / big endian).
This package contains xxHash static library and header files.
There are three methods to install libxxhash-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 libxxhash-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxxhash-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxxhash-devInstall libxxhash-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxxhash-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxxhash-devInstall libxxhash-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libxxhash-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxxhash-devHow To Uninstall libxxhash-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libxxhash-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxxhash-devUninstall libxxhash-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxxhash-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxxhash-devRemove libxxhash-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxxhash-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxxhash-devRemove libxxhash-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxxhash-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxxhash-devDependencies
libxxhash-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxxhash-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
