How To Install libfp16-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfp16-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libfp16-dev

libfp16-dev is:

Header-only library for conversion to/from half-precision floating point formats Features

• Supports IEEE and ARM alternative half-precision floating-point format
  • Property converts infinities and NaNs
  • Properly converts denormal numbers, even on systems without denormal support
• Header-only library, no installation or build required
• Compatible with C99 and C++11
• Fully covered with unit tests and microbenchmarks

This is a header-only library.

There are three methods to install libfp16-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 libfp16-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 libfp16-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfp16-dev

Install libfp16-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfp16-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfp16-dev

Install libfp16-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 libfp16-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfp16-dev

How To Uninstall libfp16-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfp16-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfp16-dev

Uninstall libfp16-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfp16-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfp16-dev

Remove libfp16-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfp16-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfp16-dev

Remove libfp16-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfp16-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfp16-dev

Dependencies

libfp16-dev have the following dependencies:

References

• libfp16-dev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfp16-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.