How To Install calc-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install calc-dev on Kali Linux. calc-dev is Library for arbitrary precision arithmetic

Introduction

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

What is calc-dev

calc-dev is:

This package contains the library libcalc.a and the necessary header files which provide routines to handle arbitrary precision arithmetic with integers, rational numbers, or complex numbers. There are also many numeric functions such as factorial and gcd, along with some transcendental functions such as sin and exp.

This library is also used by the commandline calculator calc', which is provided in the Debian package calc'.

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

sudo apt-get -y install calc-dev

Install calc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install calc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install calc-dev

How To Uninstall calc-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove calc-dev

Uninstall calc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove calc-dev

Remove calc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge calc-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

calc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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