How To Install libm4ri-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libm4ri-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libm4ri-dev
libm4ri-dev is:
M4RI is a library for fast arithmetic with dense matrices over F2. The name M4RI comes from the first implemented algorithm: The “Method of the Four Russians” inversion algorithm. This algorithm in turn is named after the “Method of the Four Russians” multiplication algorithm which is probably better referred to as Kronrod’s method.
This package contains development files for libm4ri.
There are three methods to install libm4ri-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 libm4ri-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libm4ri-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libm4ri-devInstall libm4ri-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libm4ri-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libm4ri-devInstall libm4ri-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 libm4ri-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libm4ri-devHow To Uninstall libm4ri-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libm4ri-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libm4ri-devUninstall libm4ri-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libm4ri-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libm4ri-devRemove libm4ri-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libm4ri-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libm4ri-devRemove libm4ri-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libm4ri-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libm4ri-devDependencies
libm4ri-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libm4ri-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.