How To Install libboost-python1.74.0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-python1.74.0 on Kali Linux.

What is libboost-python1.74.0

libboost-python1.74.0 is:

This package forms part of the Boost C++ Libraries collection.

The Boost Python Library is used to quickly and easily export a C++ library to Python such that the Python interface is very similar to the C++ interface. It is designed to be minimally intrusive on your C++ design. In most cases, you should not have to alter your C++ classes in any way in order to use them with Boost.Python. The system should simply “reflect” your C++ classes and functions into Python. The major features of Boost.Python include support for: Subclassing extension types in Python, Overriding virtual functions in Python, Member function Overloading, Automatic wrapping of numeric operators among others.

One of the python interpreter packages is required to use the created extensions.

There are three methods to install libboost-python1.74.0 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-python1.74.0 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-python1.74.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libboost-python1.74.0

Install libboost-python1.74.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libboost-python1.74.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libboost-python1.74.0

Install libboost-python1.74.0 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-python1.74.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libboost-python1.74.0

How To Uninstall libboost-python1.74.0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libboost-python1.74.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libboost-python1.74.0

Uninstall libboost-python1.74.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libboost-python1.74.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-python1.74.0

Remove libboost-python1.74.0 Configurations and Data

To remove libboost-python1.74.0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-python1.74.0

Remove libboost-python1.74.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libboost-python1.74.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-python1.74.0

Dependencies

libboost-python1.74.0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• libboost-python1.74.0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-python1.74.0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.