How To Install libbloom-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbloom-dev on Kali Linux. libbloom-dev is simple and small bloom filter implementation in C (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libbloom-dev

libbloom-dev is:

It implements bloom filters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_filter

This package provides C header files for the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbloom-dev

Install libbloom-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbloom-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libbloom-dev

How To Uninstall libbloom-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbloom-dev

Uninstall libbloom-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbloom-dev

Remove libbloom-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbloom-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbloom-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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