How To Install libvolk2-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolk2-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libvolk2-dev
libvolk2-dev 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 contains the header files. For documentation, see libvolk-doc.
There are three methods to install libvolk2-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 libvolk2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvolk2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvolk2-devInstall libvolk2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvolk2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvolk2-devInstall libvolk2-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 libvolk2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvolk2-devHow To Uninstall libvolk2-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvolk2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvolk2-devUninstall libvolk2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvolk2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvolk2-devRemove libvolk2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvolk2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvolk2-devRemove libvolk2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvolk2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvolk2-devDependencies
libvolk2-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolk2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.