How To Install libgmp-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmp-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgmp-dev
libgmp-dev is:
This development package provides the header files and the symbolic links to allow compilation and linking of programs that use the libraries provided in the libgmp10 package.
Both C and C++ bindings are present in this package. Package libstdc++-dev is required to use the C++ bindings.
The MPFR library (multiple-precision floating-point) used to be included, but has since been moved to package libmpfr-dev.
There are three methods to install libgmp-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 libgmp-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgmp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmp-devInstall libgmp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgmp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmp-devInstall libgmp-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 libgmp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmp-devHow To Uninstall libgmp-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgmp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmp-devUninstall libgmp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmp-devRemove libgmp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgmp-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmp-devRemove libgmp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmp-devDependencies
libgmp-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmp-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.