How To Install libcpuset-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpuset-dev on Kali Linux. libcpuset-dev is header files and docs for libcpuset

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 update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcpuset-dev

Install libcpuset-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcpuset-dev

Install 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcpuset-dev

How 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-dev

Uninstall 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-dev

Remove 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-dev

Remove 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-dev

Dependencies

libcpuset-dev have the following dependencies:

References

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.