How To Install libcqrlib-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcqrlib-dev on Kali Linux. libcqrlib-dev is Library and headers for quaternion arithmetic and rotation math

Introduction

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

What is libcqrlib-dev

libcqrlib-dev is:

Quaternions are four-dimensional numbers which form an associative normed division algebra over the real numbers. Unit quaternions are a convenient and efficient way to represent orientations and rotations in three dimensions.

CQRlib is an ANSI C implementation of a utility library for quaternion arithmetic and quaternion rotation math.

This package contains files needed for compiling programs using CQRlib.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcqrlib-dev

Install libcqrlib-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcqrlib-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcqrlib-dev

How To Uninstall libcqrlib-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libcqrlib-dev

Uninstall libcqrlib-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcqrlib-dev

Remove libcqrlib-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcqrlib-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libcqrlib-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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