How To Install libpcg-cpp-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libpcg-cpp-dev

libpcg-cpp-dev is:

implementation of the PCG family of random number generators, which are fast, statistically excellent, and offer a number of useful features.

Full details can be found at the PCG-Random website: http://www.pcg-random.org.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpcg-cpp-dev

Install libpcg-cpp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpcg-cpp-dev

Install libpcg-cpp-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 libpcg-cpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpcg-cpp-dev

How To Uninstall libpcg-cpp-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpcg-cpp-dev

Uninstall libpcg-cpp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcg-cpp-dev

Remove libpcg-cpp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libpcg-cpp-dev

Remove libpcg-cpp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcg-cpp-dev

Dependencies

libpcg-cpp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

• libpcg-cpp-dev website

Summary

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