How To Install libquadmath0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquadmath0 on Kali Linux.

What is libquadmath0

libquadmath0 is:

A library, which provides quad-precision mathematical functions on targets supporting the __float128 datatype. The library is used to provide on such targets the REAL(16) type in the GNU Fortran compiler.

There are three methods to install libquadmath0 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 libquadmath0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libquadmath0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libquadmath0

Install libquadmath0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libquadmath0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libquadmath0

Install libquadmath0 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 libquadmath0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libquadmath0

How To Uninstall libquadmath0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libquadmath0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libquadmath0

Uninstall libquadmath0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libquadmath0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libquadmath0

Remove libquadmath0 Configurations and Data

To remove libquadmath0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libquadmath0

Remove libquadmath0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libquadmath0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libquadmath0

Dependencies

libquadmath0 have the following dependencies:

• gcc-10-base
• libc6

References

• libquadmath0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquadmath0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.