How To Install libmurmurhash2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmurmurhash2 on Kali Linux. libmurmurhash2 is Portable MurmurHash Implementation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmurmurhash2 on Kali Linux.

What is libmurmurhash2

libmurmurhash2 is:

MurmurHash is one of the most commonly used non-cryptographic hash functions. This project bundles it into a shared library to avoid code duplication. Further it provides compatibility even for big-endian systems.

This package installs shared library files.

There are three methods to install libmurmurhash2 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 libmurmurhash2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmurmurhash2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmurmurhash2

Install libmurmurhash2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmurmurhash2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmurmurhash2

Install libmurmurhash2 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 libmurmurhash2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmurmurhash2

How To Uninstall libmurmurhash2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmurmurhash2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmurmurhash2

Uninstall libmurmurhash2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmurmurhash2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmurmurhash2

Remove libmurmurhash2 Configurations and Data

To remove libmurmurhash2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmurmurhash2

Remove libmurmurhash2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmurmurhash2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmurmurhash2

Dependencies

libmurmurhash2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmurmurhash2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.