How To Install libvmemcache-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmemcache-dev on Kali Linux. libvmemcache-dev is buffer-based LRU cache

Introduction

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

What is libvmemcache-dev

libvmemcache-dev is:

Vmemcache is a volatile filesystem based key:value cache. It works best when backed with a DAX-capable persistent memory device, but can work on tmpfs or on legacy disks.

This package contains development headers and documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libvmemcache-dev

Install libvmemcache-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvmemcache-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libvmemcache-dev

How To Uninstall libvmemcache-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libvmemcache-dev

Uninstall libvmemcache-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvmemcache-dev

Remove libvmemcache-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvmemcache-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libvmemcache-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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