How To Install libgfs-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfs-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgfs-dev
libgfs-dev is:
Gerris is a system for the solution of the partial differential equations describing fluid flow.
This package contains the headers and development libraries needed to build applications using libgfs.
This package has MPI support built in.
There are three methods to install libgfs-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 libgfs-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgfs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgfs-devInstall libgfs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgfs-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgfs-devInstall libgfs-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 libgfs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgfs-devHow To Uninstall libgfs-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgfs-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgfs-devUninstall libgfs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgfs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgfs-devRemove libgfs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgfs-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgfs-devRemove libgfs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgfs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgfs-devDependencies
libgfs-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfs-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.