How To Install libgfarm-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfarm-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgfarm-dev
libgfarm-dev is:
The Gfarm file system is designed to turn commodity PCs into nodes of a distributed storage network, implementing the Grid Datafarm architecture for global petascale data-intensive computing. It solves performance and reliability problems in NFS and AFS by means of multiple file replicas, and not only prevents performance degradation due to access concentration, but also supports fault tolerance and disaster recovery.
This package provides the static library, header files, and man pages required for Gfarm development.
There are three methods to install libgfarm-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 libgfarm-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgfarm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgfarm-devInstall libgfarm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgfarm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgfarm-devInstall libgfarm-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 libgfarm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgfarm-devHow To Uninstall libgfarm-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgfarm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgfarm-devUninstall libgfarm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgfarm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgfarm-devRemove libgfarm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgfarm-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgfarm-devRemove libgfarm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgfarm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgfarm-devDependencies
libgfarm-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfarm-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.