How To Install cfortran on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cfortran on Kali Linux.

What is cfortran

cfortran is:

cfortran.h is an easy-to-use powerful bridge between C and FORTRAN. It provides a completely transparent, machine independent interface between C and FORTRAN routines (= subroutines and/or functions) and global data, i.e. structures and COMMON blocks.

There are three methods to install cfortran 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 cfortran Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cfortran

Install cfortran Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cfortran using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cfortran

Install cfortran 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 cfortran using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cfortran

How To Uninstall cfortran on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cfortran package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cfortran

Uninstall cfortran And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cfortran

Remove cfortran Configurations and Data

To remove cfortran configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cfortran

Remove cfortran configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cfortran

Dependencies

cfortran have the following dependencies:

References

• cfortran website

Summary

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