How To Install libcm256cc-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcm256cc-dev on Kali Linux. libcm256cc-dev is Fast GF(256) Cauchy MDS Block Erasure Codec in C++ (headers)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcm256cc-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libcm256cc-dev

libcm256cc-dev is:

cm256cc is a simple library for erasure codes. From given data it generates redundant data that can be used to recover the originals.

This package contains the header files.

There are three methods to install libcm256cc-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 libcm256cc-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 libcm256cc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcm256cc-dev

Install libcm256cc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcm256cc-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcm256cc-dev

Install libcm256cc-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 libcm256cc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcm256cc-dev

How To Uninstall libcm256cc-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcm256cc-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcm256cc-dev

Uninstall libcm256cc-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcm256cc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcm256cc-dev

Remove libcm256cc-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libcm256cc-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcm256cc-dev

Remove libcm256cc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcm256cc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcm256cc-dev

Dependencies

libcm256cc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcm256cc-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.