How To Install libthrust-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libthrust-dev

libthrust-dev is:

Thrust is a parallel algorithms library which resembles the C++ Standard Template Library (STL). Thrust’s high-level interface greatly enhances programmer productivity while enabling performance portability between GPUs and multicore CPUs. Interoperability with established technologies (such as CUDA, TBB, and OpenMP) facilitates integration with existing software.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libthrust-dev

Install libthrust-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libthrust-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libthrust-dev

How To Uninstall libthrust-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libthrust-dev

Uninstall libthrust-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libthrust-dev

Remove libthrust-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libthrust-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libthrust-dev have the following dependencies:

• libcub-dev

References

• libthrust-dev website

Summary

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