How To Install gpaw on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpaw on Kali Linux. gpaw is DFT and beyond within the projector-augmented wave method

Introduction

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

What is gpaw

gpaw is:

A density-functional theory (DFT) Python code based on the projector-augmented wave (PAW) method and the atomic simulation environment (ASE). It uses real-space uniform grids and multigrid methods, atom-centered basis-functions or plane-waves.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gpaw

Install gpaw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gpaw

Install gpaw 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 gpaw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gpaw

How To Uninstall gpaw on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gpaw

Uninstall gpaw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpaw

Remove gpaw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gpaw

Remove gpaw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpaw

Dependencies

gpaw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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