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