How To Install libbdd-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbdd-dev on Kali Linux. libbdd-dev is Binary decision-diagram library (development)

Introduction

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

What is libbdd-dev

libbdd-dev is:

Binary decision diagrams (BDDs) are space-efficient encodings of boolean expressions or dynamic truth tables, used in eg. model checking. BuDDy is an efficient BDD library with all the standard BDD operations, dynamic reordering of variables, automated garbage collection, a C++ interface with automatic reference counting, and more.

libbdd-dev is the BuDDy development package containing a static library and the include files needed for building applications using BuDDy.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbdd-dev

Install libbdd-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbdd-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbdd-dev

How To Uninstall libbdd-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbdd-dev

Uninstall libbdd-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbdd-dev

Remove libbdd-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbdd-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbdd-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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