How To Install libprimesieve-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprimesieve-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libprimesieve-dev
libprimesieve-dev is:
primesieve is a free software program and C/C++ library that generates primes using a highly optimized sieve of Eratosthenes implementation. primesieve can generate primes and prime k-tuplets up to nearly 2^64.
See http://primesieve.org/ for more information.
This package provides the static library and symbolic links needed for development.
There are three methods to install libprimesieve-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 libprimesieve-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libprimesieve-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libprimesieve-devInstall libprimesieve-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libprimesieve-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libprimesieve-devInstall libprimesieve-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libprimesieve-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libprimesieve-devHow To Uninstall libprimesieve-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libprimesieve-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libprimesieve-devUninstall libprimesieve-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libprimesieve-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libprimesieve-devRemove libprimesieve-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libprimesieve-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libprimesieve-devRemove libprimesieve-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libprimesieve-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libprimesieve-devDependencies
libprimesieve-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libprimesieve-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.