How To Install libsaclib-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaclib-dev on Kali Linux. libsaclib-dev is library of C programs for computer algebra (development)

Introduction

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

What is libsaclib-dev

libsaclib-dev is:

SACLIB is a library of C programs for computer algebra derived from the SAC2 system. It includes algorithms for list processing, arithmetic of integers, rational numbers, and polynomials, modular arithmetic, linear algebra, and more.

This package contains the header files and static library.

There are three methods to install libsaclib-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 libsaclib-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 libsaclib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsaclib-dev

Install libsaclib-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsaclib-dev

Install libsaclib-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 libsaclib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsaclib-dev

How To Uninstall libsaclib-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsaclib-dev

Uninstall libsaclib-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsaclib-dev

Remove libsaclib-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsaclib-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsaclib-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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