How To Install boinc-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install boinc-dev on Kali Linux. boinc-dev is development files to build applications for BOINC projects (transitional)

Introduction

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

What is boinc-dev

boinc-dev is:

Dummy transitional package helping the transition of a split of architecture-independent development files and the architecture-dependent dynamic libraries. Static libraries are no longer redistributed.

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

sudo apt-get -y install boinc-dev

Install boinc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install boinc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install boinc-dev

How To Uninstall boinc-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove boinc-dev

Uninstall boinc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove boinc-dev

Remove boinc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge boinc-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

boinc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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