How To Install lcalc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is lcalc

lcalc is:

lcalc is a program for computing zeros and values of L-functions. Supported L-functions include the Riemann zeta function, the L-function of the Ramanujan delta function, and L-functions of elliptic curves defined over the rationals.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lcalc

Install lcalc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lcalc

Install lcalc 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 lcalc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lcalc

How To Uninstall lcalc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lcalc

Uninstall lcalc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lcalc

Remove lcalc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lcalc

Remove lcalc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lcalc

Dependencies

lcalc have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libpari-gmp-tls7
• libstdc++6

References

• lcalc website

Summary

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