How To Install libcpufreq-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpufreq-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libcpufreq-dev
libcpufreq-dev is:
This package provides everything that is needed for developing own programs using libcpufreq.
There are three methods to install libcpufreq-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 libcpufreq-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcpufreq-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcpufreq-devInstall libcpufreq-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcpufreq-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcpufreq-devInstall libcpufreq-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcpufreq-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcpufreq-devHow To Uninstall libcpufreq-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libcpufreq-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcpufreq-devUninstall libcpufreq-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcpufreq-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcpufreq-devRemove libcpufreq-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcpufreq-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcpufreq-devRemove libcpufreq-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcpufreq-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcpufreq-devDependencies
libcpufreq-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpufreq-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.