How To Install libboost-context1.74-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-context1.74-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libboost-context1.74-dev
libboost-context1.74-dev is:
This package forms part of the Boost C++ Libraries collection.
Boost.Context is a foundational library that provides a sort of cooperative multitasking on a single thread. By providing an abstraction of the current execution state in the current thread, including the stack (with local variables) and stack pointer, all registers and CPU flags, and the instruction pointer, a fcontext_t instance represents a specific point in the application’s execution path. This is useful for building higher-level abstractions, like coroutines, cooperative threads (userland threads) or an equivalent to C# keyword yield in C++.
There are three methods to install libboost-context1.74-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 libboost-context1.74-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libboost-context1.74-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libboost-context1.74-devInstall libboost-context1.74-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libboost-context1.74-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libboost-context1.74-devInstall libboost-context1.74-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 libboost-context1.74-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libboost-context1.74-devHow To Uninstall libboost-context1.74-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libboost-context1.74-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libboost-context1.74-devUninstall libboost-context1.74-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libboost-context1.74-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-context1.74-devRemove libboost-context1.74-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libboost-context1.74-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-context1.74-devRemove libboost-context1.74-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libboost-context1.74-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-context1.74-devDependencies
libboost-context1.74-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-context1.74-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.