How To Install libpmempool1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmempool1 on Kali Linux. libpmempool1 is Persistent Memory pool management support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmempool1 on Kali Linux.

What is libpmempool1

libpmempool1 is:

libpmempool provides a set of utilities for management, diagnostics and repair of persistent memory pools. A pool in this context means a pmemobj pool, pmemblk pool, pmemlog pool or BTT layout, independent of the underlying storage. The libpmempool is for applications that need high reliability or built-in troubleshooting. It may be useful for testing and debugging purposes also.

There are three methods to install libpmempool1 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 libpmempool1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpmempool1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpmempool1

Install libpmempool1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpmempool1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpmempool1

Install libpmempool1 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 libpmempool1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpmempool1

How To Uninstall libpmempool1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpmempool1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpmempool1

Uninstall libpmempool1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpmempool1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpmempool1

Remove libpmempool1 Configurations and Data

To remove libpmempool1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpmempool1

Remove libpmempool1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpmempool1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpmempool1

Dependencies

libpmempool1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmempool1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.