How To Install libhnswlib-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhnswlib-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libhnswlib-dev
libhnswlib-dev is:
Header-only C++ HNSW implementation with Python bindings.
A common task in data analysis but also in scientific computations is to find data that is very close (multi-dimensional space) or similar (same thing) to a given data point. Also as heuristics for physics engines, it is the objects closest to you that you are most likely to collide with. This library knows how to do this fast.
There are three methods to install libhnswlib-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 libhnswlib-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libhnswlib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhnswlib-devInstall libhnswlib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libhnswlib-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhnswlib-devInstall libhnswlib-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 libhnswlib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhnswlib-devHow To Uninstall libhnswlib-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libhnswlib-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhnswlib-devUninstall libhnswlib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhnswlib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhnswlib-devRemove libhnswlib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhnswlib-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhnswlib-devRemove libhnswlib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhnswlib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhnswlib-devDependencies
libhnswlib-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhnswlib-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
