How To Install libntru-0.5-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntru-0.5-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libntru-0.5-dev

libntru-0.5-dev is:

This library is an implementation of the NTRU encryption scheme in C. The NTRUEncrypt public key cryptosystem, also known as the NTRU encryption algorithm, is a lattice-based alternative to RSA and ECC and is based on the shortest vector problem in a lattice (which is not known to be breakable using quantum computers).

This package contains the development headers.

There are three methods to install libntru-0.5-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 libntru-0.5-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 libntru-0.5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libntru-0.5-dev

Install libntru-0.5-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libntru-0.5-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libntru-0.5-dev

Install libntru-0.5-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 libntru-0.5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libntru-0.5-dev

How To Uninstall libntru-0.5-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libntru-0.5-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libntru-0.5-dev

Uninstall libntru-0.5-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libntru-0.5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libntru-0.5-dev

Remove libntru-0.5-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libntru-0.5-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libntru-0.5-dev

Remove libntru-0.5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libntru-0.5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libntru-0.5-dev

Dependencies

libntru-0.5-dev have the following dependencies:

• libntru-0.5

References

• libntru-0.5-dev website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntru-0.5-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.