How To Install libboost-filesystem1.74.0 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-filesystem1.74.0
on Kali Linux.
What is libboost-filesystem1.74.0
libboost-filesystem1.74.0 is:
This package forms part of the Boost C++ Libraries collection.
The Boost Filesystem Library provides portable facilities to query and manipulate paths, files, and directories. The goal is to facilitate portable script-like operations from within C++ programs.
There are three methods to install libboost-filesystem1.74.0
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-filesystem1.74.0 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-filesystem1.74.0
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libboost-filesystem1.74.0
Install libboost-filesystem1.74.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libboost-filesystem1.74.0
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libboost-filesystem1.74.0
Install libboost-filesystem1.74.0 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-filesystem1.74.0
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libboost-filesystem1.74.0
How To Uninstall libboost-filesystem1.74.0 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libboost-filesystem1.74.0
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libboost-filesystem1.74.0
Uninstall libboost-filesystem1.74.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libboost-filesystem1.74.0
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-filesystem1.74.0
Remove libboost-filesystem1.74.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libboost-filesystem1.74.0
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-filesystem1.74.0
Remove libboost-filesystem1.74.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libboost-filesystem1.74.0
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-filesystem1.74.0
Dependencies
libboost-filesystem1.74.0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-filesystem1.74.0
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.