How To Install libqhull-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhull-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libqhull-dev
libqhull-dev is:
Qhull computes convex hulls, Delaunay triangulations, halfspace intersections about a point, Voronoi diagrams, furthest-site Delaunay triangulations, and furthest-site Voronoi diagrams. It runs in 2-d, 3-d, 4-d, and higher dimensions.
This package contains the files necessary for development (headers and libraries), as well as the library documentation in HTML format.
There are three methods to install libqhull-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 libqhull-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libqhull-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libqhull-devInstall libqhull-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libqhull-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libqhull-devInstall libqhull-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 libqhull-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libqhull-devHow To Uninstall libqhull-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libqhull-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libqhull-devUninstall libqhull-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libqhull-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqhull-devRemove libqhull-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libqhull-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libqhull-devRemove libqhull-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libqhull-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqhull-devDependencies
libqhull-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhull-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.