How To Install h5utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install h5utils on Kali Linux. h5utils is HDF5 files visualization tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install h5utils on Kali Linux.

What is h5utils

h5utils is:

HDF5 (Hierarchical Data Format 5) is a file format for storing scientific data. These tools allow converting other formats to HDF5 and to visualize HDF5 files. They include:

  • h5topng, which extracts a 2d slice of an HDF5 file and outputs a corresponding image in PNG format;
  • h5totxt, which extracts 2d slices and outputs comma-delimited text (suitable for import into a spreadsheet);
  • h5fromtxt, which converts simple text input into multi-dimensional numeric HDF5 datasets;
  • h5fromh4, which converts HDF4 data to HDF5;
  • h5tovtk, which converts HDF5 files to VTK files for visualization with VTK-aware programs;

There are three methods to install h5utils 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 h5utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install h5utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install h5utils

Install h5utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install h5utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install h5utils

Install h5utils 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 h5utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install h5utils

How To Uninstall h5utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the h5utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove h5utils

Uninstall h5utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall h5utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove h5utils

Remove h5utils Configurations and Data

To remove h5utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge h5utils

Remove h5utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove h5utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge h5utils

Dependencies

h5utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install h5utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.