How To Install gsl-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gsl-bin on Kali Linux. gsl-bin is GNU Scientific Library (GSL) – binary package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gsl-bin on Kali Linux.

What is gsl-bin

gsl-bin is:

The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) is a collection of routines for numerical analysis. The routines are written from scratch by the GSL team in C, and present a modern API for C programmers, while allowing wrappers to be written for very high level languages.

This package provides several example binaries.

URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/

There are three methods to install gsl-bin 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 gsl-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gsl-bin

Install gsl-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gsl-bin

Install gsl-bin 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 gsl-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gsl-bin

How To Uninstall gsl-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gsl-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gsl-bin

Uninstall gsl-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gsl-bin

Remove gsl-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gsl-bin

Remove gsl-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gsl-bin

Dependencies

gsl-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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