How to Install and Uninstall libsecp256k1-dev Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libsecp256k1-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libsecp256k1-dev on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libsecp256k1-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libsecp256k1-dev on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libsecp256k1-dev package on Kali Linux

Package: libsecp256k1-dev
Source: libsecp256k1
Version: 0.2.0-2
Installed-Size: 1279
Maintainer: Debian Cryptocoin Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libsecp256k1-1 (= 0.2.0-2), pkg-config
Size: 1170296
SHA256: 36c20d35fb47babf0a4fd69c9dd59783ea1b33192b075cff1da93c0ce211be0d
SHA1: 9d9c3e1f0abb7e9c9ef9f19c9a44e353306b9f85
MD5sum: be622bfa0794b88d4e0d83f9f0effe85
Description: library for EC operations on curve secp256k1 - development headers
An optimized C library for EC operations on curve secp256k1.
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NB! This library is intended to be
the highest quality publicly available library
for cryptography on the secp256k1 curve.
However, the primary focus of its development has been
for usage in the Bitcoin system
and usage unlike Bitcoin's may be less well tested, verified,
or suffer from a less well thought out interface.
Correct usage requires some care and consideration
that the library is fit for your application's purpose.
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Features:
* secp256k1 ECDSA signing/verification and key generation.
* Additive and multiplicative tweaking of secret/public keys.
* Serialization/parsing of secret keys, public keys, signatures.
* Constant time, constant memory access signing and public key generation.
* Derandomized ECDSA (via RFC6979 or with a caller provided function.)
* Very efficient implementation.
* Suitable for embedded systems.
* Optional module for public key recovery.
* Optional module for ECDH key exchange.
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This package provides header files for developing your applications to
use libbitcoin template engine.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://github.com/bitcoin/secp256k1
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libs/libsecp256k1/libsecp256k1-dev_0.2.0-2_amd64.deb