How To Install python3-spglib on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-spglib on Kali Linux. python3-spglib is C library for crystal symmetry determination - Python3 bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-spglib on Kali Linux.

What is python3-spglib

python3-spglib is:

Spglib is a C library for crystal symmetry determination. Symmetry operations, space groups and other data can be obtained using this symmetry finder.

Features include:

  • Identify space-group type
  • Find symmetry operations
  • Find a primitive cell
  • Search irreducible k-points
  • Refine crystal structure
  • Wyckoff position assignment

This package contains the Python3 bindings.

There are three methods to install python3-spglib 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 python3-spglib Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-spglib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-spglib

Install python3-spglib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-spglib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-spglib

Install python3-spglib 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 python3-spglib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-spglib

How To Uninstall python3-spglib on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-spglib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-spglib

Uninstall python3-spglib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-spglib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-spglib

Remove python3-spglib Configurations and Data

To remove python3-spglib configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-spglib

Remove python3-spglib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-spglib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-spglib

Dependencies

python3-spglib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-spglib package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.