How To Install libgoogle-perftools-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoogle-perftools-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgoogle-perftools-dev
libgoogle-perftools-dev is:
The gperftools, previously called google-perftools, package contains some utilities to improve and analyze the performance of C++ programs. This includes an optimized thread-caching malloc() and cpu and heap profiling utilities. The devel package contains static and debug libraries and header files for developing applications that use the google-perftools package.
There are three methods to install libgoogle-perftools-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 libgoogle-perftools-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgoogle-perftools-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgoogle-perftools-devInstall libgoogle-perftools-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgoogle-perftools-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgoogle-perftools-devInstall libgoogle-perftools-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 libgoogle-perftools-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgoogle-perftools-devHow To Uninstall libgoogle-perftools-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgoogle-perftools-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgoogle-perftools-devUninstall libgoogle-perftools-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgoogle-perftools-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgoogle-perftools-devRemove libgoogle-perftools-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgoogle-perftools-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgoogle-perftools-devRemove libgoogle-perftools-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgoogle-perftools-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgoogle-perftools-devDependencies
libgoogle-perftools-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgoogle-perftools-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.