How To Install libflint-arb-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflint-arb-dev on Kali Linux. libflint-arb-dev is C library for arbitrary-precision ball arithmetic, development files

Introduction

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

What is libflint-arb-dev

libflint-arb-dev is:

FLINT-ARB is a C library for high-performance arbitrary-precision floating-point ball (mid-rad interval) arithmetic. It supports complex numbers, polynomials, matrices, and evaluation of special functions, all with rigorous error bounding.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libflint-arb-dev

Install libflint-arb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libflint-arb-dev

Install libflint-arb-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 libflint-arb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libflint-arb-dev

How To Uninstall libflint-arb-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libflint-arb-dev

Uninstall libflint-arb-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflint-arb-dev

Remove libflint-arb-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libflint-arb-dev

Remove libflint-arb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libflint-arb-dev

Dependencies

libflint-arb-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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