How To Install libjemalloc-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjemalloc-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libjemalloc-dev
libjemalloc-dev is:
Files used for development with jemalloc. This package contains headers and documentation.
jemalloc is a library providing a malloc(3) implementation for multi-threaded processes on multi-processor systems.
There are three methods to install libjemalloc-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 libjemalloc-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libjemalloc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjemalloc-devInstall libjemalloc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libjemalloc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjemalloc-devInstall libjemalloc-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 libjemalloc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjemalloc-devHow To Uninstall libjemalloc-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libjemalloc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjemalloc-devUninstall libjemalloc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjemalloc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjemalloc-devRemove libjemalloc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libjemalloc-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjemalloc-devRemove libjemalloc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjemalloc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjemalloc-devDependencies
libjemalloc-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjemalloc-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.