How To Install libcpuset-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpuset-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libcpuset-dev
libcpuset-dev is:
Contains the header files and documentation for libcpuset for use in developing applications that use the libcpuset library.
The Cpuset System is a processor and memory placement mechanism that enables a system administrator to confine tasks to running on certain CPUs, and to allocating memory on certain Memory Nodes. The libcpuset library provides a convenient ‘C’ API to cpusets.
There are three methods to install libcpuset-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 libcpuset-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcpuset-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcpuset-devInstall libcpuset-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libcpuset-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcpuset-devInstall libcpuset-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 libcpuset-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcpuset-devHow To Uninstall libcpuset-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libcpuset-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcpuset-devUninstall libcpuset-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcpuset-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcpuset-devRemove libcpuset-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcpuset-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcpuset-devRemove libcpuset-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcpuset-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcpuset-devDependencies
libcpuset-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpuset-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.