How To Install genwqe-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install genwqe-tools on Kali Linux. genwqe-tools is utilities for accelerated libz implementation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install genwqe-tools on Kali Linux.

What is genwqe-tools

genwqe-tools is:

Accelerated libz implementation uses FPGA based PCIe cards (e.g. zEDC) to accelerate compression/decompression.

This package provides utilities to use libzADC, as well as gzip/gunzip names for genwqe utilities in a subdirectory not in $PATH.

There are three methods to install genwqe-tools 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 genwqe-tools Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install genwqe-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install genwqe-tools

Install genwqe-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install genwqe-tools

Install genwqe-tools 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 genwqe-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install genwqe-tools

How To Uninstall genwqe-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the genwqe-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove genwqe-tools

Uninstall genwqe-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove genwqe-tools

Remove genwqe-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge genwqe-tools

Remove genwqe-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge genwqe-tools

Dependencies

genwqe-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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