How To Install fflas-ffpack on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fflas-ffpack on Kali Linux. fflas-ffpack is Finite field linear algebra subroutines/package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fflas-ffpack on Kali Linux.

What is fflas-ffpack

fflas-ffpack is:

FFLAS-FFPACK consists in the creation of a set of routines, giving the same tools as a set of classical Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines, but working over finite fields. In the same way, some other routines of higher level (such as the one in LAPACK) are also produced.

There are three methods to install fflas-ffpack 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 fflas-ffpack Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fflas-ffpack

Install fflas-ffpack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fflas-ffpack

Install fflas-ffpack 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 fflas-ffpack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fflas-ffpack

How To Uninstall fflas-ffpack on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fflas-ffpack package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fflas-ffpack

Uninstall fflas-ffpack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fflas-ffpack

Remove fflas-ffpack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fflas-ffpack

Remove fflas-ffpack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fflas-ffpack

Dependencies

fflas-ffpack have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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