How To Install libjemalloc2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjemalloc2 on Kali Linux. libjemalloc2 is general-purpose scalable concurrent malloc(3) implementation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjemalloc2 on Kali Linux.

What is libjemalloc2

libjemalloc2 is:

A library providing a malloc(3) implementation for multi-threaded processes on multi-processor systems.

Notable features are reduced lock contention, predictable low fragmentation, and introspection with heap profiling.

There are three methods to install libjemalloc2 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 libjemalloc2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjemalloc2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjemalloc2

Install libjemalloc2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjemalloc2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjemalloc2

Install libjemalloc2 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libjemalloc2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjemalloc2

How To Uninstall libjemalloc2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjemalloc2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjemalloc2

Uninstall libjemalloc2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjemalloc2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjemalloc2

Remove libjemalloc2 Configurations and Data

To remove libjemalloc2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjemalloc2

Remove libjemalloc2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjemalloc2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjemalloc2

Dependencies

libjemalloc2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjemalloc2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.