How To Install libquantlib0-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquantlib0-dev on Kali Linux. libquantlib0-dev is Quantitative Finance Library – development package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquantlib0-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libquantlib0-dev

libquantlib0-dev is:

The QuantLib project aims to provide a comprehensive software framework for quantitative finance. The goal is to provide a standard free/open source library to quantitative analysts and developers for modeling, trading, and risk management of financial assets.

This package contains the header files, static libraries and symbolic links that developers using QuantLib will need.

There are three methods to install libquantlib0-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 libquantlib0-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libquantlib0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libquantlib0-dev

Install libquantlib0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libquantlib0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libquantlib0-dev

Install libquantlib0-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libquantlib0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libquantlib0-dev

How To Uninstall libquantlib0-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libquantlib0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libquantlib0-dev

Uninstall libquantlib0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libquantlib0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libquantlib0-dev

Remove libquantlib0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libquantlib0-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libquantlib0-dev

Remove libquantlib0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libquantlib0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libquantlib0-dev

Dependencies

libquantlib0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquantlib0-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.