How To Install libpmemblk1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemblk1 on Kali Linux.

What is libpmemblk1

libpmemblk1 is:

libpmemblk implements a pmem-resident array of blocks, all the same size, where a block is updated atomically with respect to power failure or program interruption (no torn blocks).

This library is provided for cases requiring large arrays of objects at least 512 bytes each. Most developers will find higher level libraries like libpmemobj to be more generally useful.

There are three methods to install libpmemblk1 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 libpmemblk1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpmemblk1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpmemblk1

Install libpmemblk1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpmemblk1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpmemblk1

Install libpmemblk1 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 libpmemblk1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpmemblk1

How To Uninstall libpmemblk1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpmemblk1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpmemblk1

Uninstall libpmemblk1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpmemblk1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpmemblk1

Remove libpmemblk1 Configurations and Data

To remove libpmemblk1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpmemblk1

Remove libpmemblk1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpmemblk1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpmemblk1

Dependencies

libpmemblk1 have the following dependencies:

• libpmem1
• libc6
• libdaxctl1
• libndctl6

References

• libpmemblk1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemblk1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.