How To Install graywolf on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is graywolf

graywolf is:

This is a utility used to perform placement of digital VLSI designs. It is based on some code from the early 90s and it is one of the building blocks of the open source qflow digital design flow.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install graywolf

Install graywolf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install graywolf

Install graywolf 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 graywolf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install graywolf

How To Uninstall graywolf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove graywolf

Uninstall graywolf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove graywolf

Remove graywolf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge graywolf

Remove graywolf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge graywolf

Dependencies

graywolf have the following dependencies:

• libycadgraywolf1
• libc6
• libgsl25

References

• graywolf website

Summary

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