How To Install calculix-cgx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install calculix-cgx on Kali Linux. calculix-cgx is Calculix cgx is a 3-dimensional pre- and post-processor for fem

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install calculix-cgx on Kali Linux.

What is calculix-cgx

calculix-cgx is:

CalculiX GraphiX (cgx) is a 3-dimensional pre- and post-processor for finite elemnts. CalculiX CrunchiX Finite Element Models can be build, calculated and post-processed. The pre- and post-processor is an interactive 3D-tool using the openGL API.

In addition to the Calculix CrunchiX results files (frd) results from OpenFoam, Duns (2D and 3D), Isaac (2D and 3D) and Nastran (f06) can be read. For preprocessing Netgen nativ format, STEP and STL can be imported.

There are three methods to install calculix-cgx 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 calculix-cgx Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install calculix-cgx

Install calculix-cgx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install calculix-cgx

Install calculix-cgx 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 calculix-cgx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install calculix-cgx

How To Uninstall calculix-cgx on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the calculix-cgx package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove calculix-cgx

Uninstall calculix-cgx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove calculix-cgx

Remove calculix-cgx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge calculix-cgx

Remove calculix-cgx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge calculix-cgx

Dependencies

calculix-cgx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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