How To Install libmetis-edf4.1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetis-edf4.1 on Kali Linux.

What is libmetis-edf4.1

libmetis-edf4.1 is:

METIS: A Family of Multilevel Partitioning Algorithms

This is a collection of serial and parallel programs & libraries that can be used to partitioning unstructured graphs, finite element meshes, and hypergraphs, both on serial as well as on parallel computers.

Adaptation of METIS for Code_Aster purpose

This package contains the shared library

There are three methods to install libmetis-edf4.1 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 libmetis-edf4.1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmetis-edf4.1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmetis-edf4.1

Install libmetis-edf4.1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmetis-edf4.1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmetis-edf4.1

Install libmetis-edf4.1 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 libmetis-edf4.1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmetis-edf4.1

How To Uninstall libmetis-edf4.1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmetis-edf4.1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmetis-edf4.1

Uninstall libmetis-edf4.1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmetis-edf4.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmetis-edf4.1

Remove libmetis-edf4.1 Configurations and Data

To remove libmetis-edf4.1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmetis-edf4.1

Remove libmetis-edf4.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmetis-edf4.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmetis-edf4.1

Dependencies

libmetis-edf4.1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libmetis-edf4.1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetis-edf4.1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.