How To Install libfxdiv-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfxdiv-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libfxdiv-dev
libfxdiv-dev is:
On modern CPUs and GPUs integer division is several times slower than multiplication. FXdiv implements an algorithm to replace an integer division with a multiplication and two shifts. This algorithm improves performance when an application performs repeated divisions by the same divisor.
This is a header-only library.
There are three methods to install libfxdiv-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 libfxdiv-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfxdiv-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfxdiv-devInstall libfxdiv-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfxdiv-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfxdiv-devInstall libfxdiv-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfxdiv-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfxdiv-devHow To Uninstall libfxdiv-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libfxdiv-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfxdiv-devUninstall libfxdiv-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfxdiv-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfxdiv-devRemove libfxdiv-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfxdiv-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfxdiv-devRemove libfxdiv-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfxdiv-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfxdiv-devDependencies
libfxdiv-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfxdiv-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.