How To Install libboost1.74-all-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost1.74-all-dev on Kali Linux. libboost1.74-all-dev is Boost C++ Libraries development files (ALL)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost1.74-all-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libboost1.74-all-dev

libboost1.74-all-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 metapackage provides the complete Boost development environment, including all separately-packaged libraries.

There are three methods to install libboost1.74-all-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 libboost1.74-all-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 libboost1.74-all-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libboost1.74-all-dev

Install libboost1.74-all-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libboost1.74-all-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libboost1.74-all-dev

Install libboost1.74-all-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 libboost1.74-all-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libboost1.74-all-dev

How To Uninstall libboost1.74-all-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libboost1.74-all-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libboost1.74-all-dev

Uninstall libboost1.74-all-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libboost1.74-all-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost1.74-all-dev

Remove libboost1.74-all-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libboost1.74-all-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libboost1.74-all-dev

Remove libboost1.74-all-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libboost1.74-all-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost1.74-all-dev

Dependencies

libboost1.74-all-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost1.74-all-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.