How To Install libfastjettools-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfastjettools-dev on Kali Linux. libfastjettools-dev is Tools for FastJet - development files

Introduction

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

What is libfastjettools-dev

libfastjettools-dev is:

The FastJet package provides a fast implementation of several longitudinally invariant sequential recombination jet algorithms, in particular the longitudinally invariant kt jet algorithm, the inclusive longitudinally invariant version of the Cambridge/Aachen jet-algorithm, and the inclusive anti-kt algorithm.

FastJet also provides a uniform interface to external jet finders via a plugin mechanism, and tools for calculating jet areas and performing background (pileup/UE) subtraction.

This package provides development files of FastJet Tools.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfastjettools-dev

Install libfastjettools-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfastjettools-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libfastjettools-dev

How To Uninstall libfastjettools-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfastjettools-dev

Uninstall libfastjettools-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfastjettools-dev

Remove libfastjettools-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfastjettools-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libfastjettools-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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