How To Install libclthreads2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclthreads2 on Kali Linux. libclthreads2 is POSIX threads C++ access library (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclthreads2 on Kali Linux.

What is libclthreads2

libclthreads2 is:

C++ wrapper library around the POSIX threads API. POSIX threads C++ access library

This package contains the shared library for libclthreads2.

There are three methods to install libclthreads2 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 libclthreads2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libclthreads2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libclthreads2

Install libclthreads2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libclthreads2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libclthreads2

Install libclthreads2 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 libclthreads2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libclthreads2

How To Uninstall libclthreads2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libclthreads2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libclthreads2

Uninstall libclthreads2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libclthreads2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclthreads2

Remove libclthreads2 Configurations and Data

To remove libclthreads2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libclthreads2

Remove libclthreads2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libclthreads2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclthreads2

Dependencies

libclthreads2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclthreads2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.