How To Install libmsgsl-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmsgsl-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libmsgsl-dev

libmsgsl-dev is:

The Guideline Support Library (GSL) contains functions and types that are suggested for use by the C++ Core Guidelines maintained by the Standard C++ Foundation. This package contains Microsoft’s implementation of GSL.

The library includes types like span, string_span, owner<> and others.

The entire implementation is provided inline in the headers under the gsl directory. The implementation generally assumes a platform that implements C++14 support.

There are three methods to install libmsgsl-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 libmsgsl-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmsgsl-dev

Install libmsgsl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmsgsl-dev

Install libmsgsl-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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmsgsl-dev

How To Uninstall libmsgsl-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmsgsl-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmsgsl-dev

Uninstall libmsgsl-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmsgsl-dev

Remove libmsgsl-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmsgsl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmsgsl-dev

Remove libmsgsl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmsgsl-dev

Dependencies

libmsgsl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

• libmsgsl-dev website

Summary

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