How To Install liblbfgs-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblbfgs-dev on Kali Linux.
What is liblbfgs-dev
liblbfgs-dev is:
Solves nonlinear optimization problems using the limited-memory BFGS method. The user specifies a callback C function that returns the value and gradients of the cost function at a particular operating point. This library estimates the Hessians from user input, and applies Newton’s method iteratively to find a local minimum of the cost function. This is a small library, written in C with minimal dependencies.
This package contains development files
There are three methods to install liblbfgs-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 liblbfgs-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install liblbfgs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblbfgs-devInstall liblbfgs-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install liblbfgs-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblbfgs-devInstall liblbfgs-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 liblbfgs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblbfgs-devHow To Uninstall liblbfgs-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the liblbfgs-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblbfgs-devUninstall liblbfgs-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblbfgs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblbfgs-devRemove liblbfgs-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liblbfgs-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblbfgs-devRemove liblbfgs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblbfgs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblbfgs-devDependencies
liblbfgs-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblbfgs-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
