How To Install libboinc-app-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboinc-app-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libboinc-app-dev
libboinc-app-dev is:
The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) is a software platform for distributed computing using volunteered computer resources.
This package contains header files that are needed to develop and compile applications which utilizes the BOINC infrastructure. The package also provides static libraries. These are needed for the development of scientific applications that work seamlessly across many Linux distributions and different releases of the same.
There are three methods to install libboinc-app-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 libboinc-app-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libboinc-app-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libboinc-app-devInstall libboinc-app-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libboinc-app-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libboinc-app-devInstall libboinc-app-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libboinc-app-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libboinc-app-devHow To Uninstall libboinc-app-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libboinc-app-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libboinc-app-devUninstall libboinc-app-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libboinc-app-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboinc-app-devRemove libboinc-app-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libboinc-app-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libboinc-app-devRemove libboinc-app-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libboinc-app-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboinc-app-devDependencies
libboinc-app-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboinc-app-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
