How To Install libginac-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libginac-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libginac-dev
libginac-dev is:
GiNaC (which stands for “GiNaC is Not a CAS (Computer Algebra System)”) is a library for doing symbolic (i.e. non-numeric) computation directly in the C++ programming language.
This package provides header files, a static library plus a tutorial as info file.
There are three methods to install libginac-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 libginac-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libginac-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libginac-devInstall libginac-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libginac-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libginac-devInstall libginac-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 libginac-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libginac-devHow To Uninstall libginac-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libginac-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libginac-devUninstall libginac-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libginac-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libginac-devRemove libginac-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libginac-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libginac-devRemove libginac-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libginac-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libginac-devDependencies
libginac-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libginac-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
