How To Install libvotca-tools6 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-tools6 on Kali Linux. libvotca-tools6 is VOTCAs tools library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-tools6 on Kali Linux.

What is libvotca-tools6

libvotca-tools6 is:

VOTCA is a software package which focuses on the analysis of molecular dynamics data, the development of systematic coarse-graining techniques as well as methods used for simulating microscopic charge transport in disordered semiconductors.

VOTCA’s tools library provides functions shared between all VOTCA packages.

There are three methods to install libvotca-tools6 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 libvotca-tools6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-tools6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvotca-tools6

Install libvotca-tools6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-tools6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvotca-tools6

Install libvotca-tools6 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 libvotca-tools6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvotca-tools6

How To Uninstall libvotca-tools6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvotca-tools6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvotca-tools6

Uninstall libvotca-tools6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvotca-tools6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvotca-tools6

Remove libvotca-tools6 Configurations and Data

To remove libvotca-tools6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvotca-tools6

Remove libvotca-tools6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvotca-tools6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvotca-tools6

Dependencies

libvotca-tools6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-tools6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.