How To Install libnauty2-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnauty2-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libnauty2-dev
libnauty2-dev is:
nauty (No AUTomorphisms, Yes?) is a set of procedures for computing automorphism groups of graphs and digraphs. This mathematical software suite is developed by Brendan McKay and Adolfo Piperno: http://pallini.di.uniroma1.it
nauty computes graph information in the form of a set of generators, the size of the group, and the orbits of the group; it can also produce a canonical label. The nauty suite is written in C and comes with a command-line interface, a collection of command-line tools, and an Application Programming Interface (API).
This package contains the header files, static libraries and symbolic links that developers using the nauty API will need.
There are three methods to install libnauty2-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 libnauty2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnauty2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnauty2-devInstall libnauty2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnauty2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnauty2-devInstall libnauty2-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 libnauty2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnauty2-devHow To Uninstall libnauty2-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libnauty2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnauty2-devUninstall libnauty2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnauty2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnauty2-devRemove libnauty2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnauty2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnauty2-devRemove libnauty2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnauty2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnauty2-devDependencies
libnauty2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnauty2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
