How To Install libmaa4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmaa4 on Kali Linux.

What is libmaa4

libmaa4 is:

The libmaa library provides many low-level data structures which are helpful for writing compilers, including hash tables, sets, lists, debugging support, and memory management. Although libmaa was designed and implemented as a foundation for the kheperalong, the data structures are generally applicable to a wide range of programming problems.

The memory management routines are especially helpful for improving the performance of memory-intensive applications.

There are three methods to install libmaa4 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 libmaa4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmaa4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmaa4

Install libmaa4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmaa4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmaa4

Install libmaa4 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 libmaa4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmaa4

How To Uninstall libmaa4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmaa4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmaa4

Uninstall libmaa4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmaa4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmaa4

Remove libmaa4 Configurations and Data

To remove libmaa4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmaa4

Remove libmaa4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmaa4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmaa4

Dependencies

libmaa4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libmaa4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmaa4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.