How To Install libvolk2-bin on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolk2-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libvolk2-bin

libvolk2-bin is:

Vector-Optimized Library of Kernels is designed to help applications work with the processor’s SIMD instruction sets. These are very powerful vector operations that can give signal processing a huge boost in performance.

This package includes the volk_profile tool.

There are three methods to install libvolk2-bin 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 libvolk2-bin Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvolk2-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvolk2-bin

Install libvolk2-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvolk2-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvolk2-bin

Install libvolk2-bin 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 libvolk2-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvolk2-bin

How To Uninstall libvolk2-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvolk2-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvolk2-bin

Uninstall libvolk2-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvolk2-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvolk2-bin

Remove libvolk2-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libvolk2-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvolk2-bin

Remove libvolk2-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvolk2-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvolk2-bin

Dependencies

libvolk2-bin have the following dependencies:

• libvolk2.4
• python3

References

• libvolk2-bin website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolk2-bin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.