How To Install librandomx-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librandomx-dev on Kali Linux.
What is librandomx-dev
librandomx-dev is:
RandomX is a proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm that is optimized for general-purpose CPUs. RandomX uses random code execution (hence the name) together with several memory-hard techniques to minimize the efficiency advantage of specialized hardware.
This package provides development headers for RandomX.
There are three methods to install librandomx-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 librandomx-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install librandomx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librandomx-devInstall librandomx-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install librandomx-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librandomx-devInstall librandomx-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 librandomx-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librandomx-devHow To Uninstall librandomx-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the librandomx-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librandomx-devUninstall librandomx-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librandomx-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librandomx-devRemove librandomx-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librandomx-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librandomx-devRemove librandomx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librandomx-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librandomx-devDependencies
librandomx-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librandomx-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.