How To Install libp8-platform-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libp8-platform-dev on Kali Linux. libp8-platform-dev is Pulse-Eights platform support library – development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libp8-platform-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libp8-platform-dev

libp8-platform-dev is:

Platform support library of Pulse-Eight. It includes C++ wrappers for platform-specific atomic operations, threading, sockets and also string utilities.

This package provides the necessary files needed for development.

There are three methods to install libp8-platform-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 libp8-platform-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 libp8-platform-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libp8-platform-dev

Install libp8-platform-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libp8-platform-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libp8-platform-dev

Install libp8-platform-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 libp8-platform-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libp8-platform-dev

How To Uninstall libp8-platform-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libp8-platform-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libp8-platform-dev

Uninstall libp8-platform-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libp8-platform-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libp8-platform-dev

Remove libp8-platform-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libp8-platform-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libp8-platform-dev

Remove libp8-platform-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libp8-platform-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libp8-platform-dev

Dependencies

libp8-platform-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libp8-platform-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.