How To Install gperf on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gperf on Kali Linux.

What is gperf

gperf is:

gperf is a program that generates perfect hash functions for sets of key words.

A perfect hash function is simply: A hash function and a data structure that allows recognition of a key word in a set of words using exactly 1 probe into the data structure.

There are three methods to install gperf 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 gperf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gperf

Install gperf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gperf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gperf

Install gperf 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 gperf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gperf

How To Uninstall gperf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gperf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gperf

Uninstall gperf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gperf

Remove gperf Configurations and Data

To remove gperf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gperf

Remove gperf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gperf

Dependencies

gperf have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• gperf website

Summary

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