How To Install libvmmalloc-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmmalloc-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libvmmalloc-dev
libvmmalloc-dev is:
The libvmmalloc library transparently converts all the dynamic memory allocations into volatile persistent memory allocations.
This package contains libraries and header files used for linking programs against libvmalloc.
There are three methods to install libvmmalloc-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 libvmmalloc-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvmmalloc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvmmalloc-devInstall libvmmalloc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvmmalloc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvmmalloc-devInstall libvmmalloc-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 libvmmalloc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvmmalloc-devHow To Uninstall libvmmalloc-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvmmalloc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvmmalloc-devUninstall libvmmalloc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvmmalloc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvmmalloc-devRemove libvmmalloc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvmmalloc-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvmmalloc-devRemove libvmmalloc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvmmalloc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvmmalloc-devDependencies
libvmmalloc-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmmalloc-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.