How To Install libgf2x-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgf2x-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgf2x-dev
libgf2x-dev is:
GF2X is a C/C++ software package containing routines for fast arithmetic in GF(2)[x] (multiplication, squaring, GCD) and searching for irreducible/primitive trinomials.
This package contains the development files for the library.
There are three methods to install libgf2x-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 libgf2x-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgf2x-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgf2x-devInstall libgf2x-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgf2x-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgf2x-devInstall libgf2x-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 libgf2x-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgf2x-devHow To Uninstall libgf2x-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgf2x-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgf2x-devUninstall libgf2x-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgf2x-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgf2x-devRemove libgf2x-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgf2x-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgf2x-devRemove libgf2x-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgf2x-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgf2x-devDependencies
libgf2x-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgf2x-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.