How To Install libquickfix17 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquickfix17 on Kali Linux.

What is libquickfix17

libquickfix17 is:

The Financial Information eXchange (FIX) Protocol is a message standard developed to facilitate the electronic exchange of information related to securities transactions. It is intended for use between trading partners wishing to automate communications.

This package includes the quickfix runtime files.

There are three methods to install libquickfix17 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 libquickfix17 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libquickfix17 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libquickfix17

Install libquickfix17 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libquickfix17 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libquickfix17

Install libquickfix17 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 libquickfix17 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libquickfix17

How To Uninstall libquickfix17 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libquickfix17 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libquickfix17

Uninstall libquickfix17 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libquickfix17 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libquickfix17

Remove libquickfix17 Configurations and Data

To remove libquickfix17 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libquickfix17

Remove libquickfix17 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libquickfix17 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libquickfix17

Dependencies

libquickfix17 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libssl1.1
• libstdc++6

References

• libquickfix17 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquickfix17 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.