How To Install libratpoints-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libratpoints-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libratpoints-dev
libratpoints-dev is:
This program tries to find all rational points within a given height bound on a hyperelliptic curve in a very efficient way, by using an optimized quadratic sieve algorithm.
This package contains the development files for the library.
There are three methods to install libratpoints-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 libratpoints-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libratpoints-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libratpoints-devInstall libratpoints-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libratpoints-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libratpoints-devInstall libratpoints-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 libratpoints-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libratpoints-devHow To Uninstall libratpoints-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libratpoints-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libratpoints-devUninstall libratpoints-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libratpoints-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libratpoints-devRemove libratpoints-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libratpoints-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libratpoints-devRemove libratpoints-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libratpoints-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libratpoints-devDependencies
libratpoints-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libratpoints-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.