How To Install hdf5-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdf5-tools on Kali Linux.
What is hdf5-tools
hdf5-tools is:
Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5) is a file format and library for storing scientific data. HDF5 was designed and implemented to address the deficiencies of HDF4.x. It has a more powerful and flexible data model, supports files larger than 2 GB, and supports parallel I/O.
This package contains runtime tools for HDF5.
There are three methods to install hdf5-tools 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 hdf5-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install hdf5-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hdf5-toolsInstall hdf5-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install hdf5-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hdf5-toolsInstall hdf5-tools 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install hdf5-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hdf5-toolsHow To Uninstall hdf5-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the hdf5-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hdf5-toolsUninstall hdf5-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hdf5-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hdf5-toolsRemove hdf5-tools Configurations and Data
To remove hdf5-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hdf5-toolsRemove hdf5-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hdf5-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hdf5-toolsDependencies
hdf5-tools have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdf5-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.