How To Install libga2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libga2 on Kali Linux.

What is libga2

libga2 is:

GAlib contains a set of C++ genetic algorithm objects. The library includes tools for using genetic algorithms to do optimization in any C++ program using any representation and genetic operators. The documentation includes an extensive overview of how to implement a genetic algorithm as well as examples illustrating customizations to the GAlib classes.

There are three methods to install libga2 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 libga2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libga2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libga2

Install libga2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libga2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libga2

Install libga2 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 libga2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libga2

How To Uninstall libga2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libga2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libga2

Uninstall libga2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libga2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libga2

Remove libga2 Configurations and Data

To remove libga2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libga2

Remove libga2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libga2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libga2

Dependencies

libga2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• libga2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libga2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.