How To Install libboost-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libboost-dev

libboost-dev is:

The Boost web site provides free, peer-reviewed, portable C++ source libraries. The emphasis is on libraries which work well with the C++ Standard Library. One goal is to establish “existing practice” and provide reference implementations so that the Boost libraries are suitable for eventual standardization. Some of the libraries have already been proposed for inclusion in the C++ Standards Committee’s upcoming C++ Standard Library Technical Report.

This package provides headers for all Boost libraries.

Extended precision arithmetic package libmpfrc++-dev or libntl-dev is required to use the Boost.Multiprecision wrapping of the respective library.

This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Boost version (currently 1.74).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libboost-dev

Install libboost-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libboost-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libboost-dev

How To Uninstall libboost-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libboost-dev

Uninstall libboost-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-dev

Remove libboost-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libboost-dev have the following dependencies:

• libboost1.74-dev

References

• libboost-dev website

Summary

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