How To Install libtorrent-rasterbar-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtorrent-rasterbar-dev on Kali Linux. libtorrent-rasterbar-dev is Development files for libtorrent-rasterbar

Introduction

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

What is libtorrent-rasterbar-dev

libtorrent-rasterbar-dev is:

Bittorrent library by Rasterbar Software (Arvid Norberg). libtorrent-rasterbar is a C++ library that aims to be a good alternative to all the other bittorrent implementations around.

The main goals of libtorrent-rasterbar are:

  • to be cpu efficient
  • to be memory efficient
  • to be very easy to use

This package contains header files and static version of the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtorrent-rasterbar-dev

Install libtorrent-rasterbar-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtorrent-rasterbar-dev

Install libtorrent-rasterbar-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 libtorrent-rasterbar-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtorrent-rasterbar-dev

How To Uninstall libtorrent-rasterbar-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libtorrent-rasterbar-dev

Uninstall libtorrent-rasterbar-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtorrent-rasterbar-dev

Remove libtorrent-rasterbar-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtorrent-rasterbar-dev

Remove libtorrent-rasterbar-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtorrent-rasterbar-dev

Dependencies

libtorrent-rasterbar-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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