How To Install libbasix-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbasix-dev on Kali Linux. libbasix-dev is Finite Element Basis Function Definition Runtime Library (development headers)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbasix-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libbasix-dev

libbasix-dev is:

Computes FE basis functions and derivatives for the following elements:

  • Lagrange (interval, triangle, tetrahedron, prism, pyramid, quadrilateral, hexahedron)
  • N?d?lec (triangle, tetrahedron)
  • N?d?lec Second Kind (triangle, tetrahedron)
  • Raviart-Thomas (triangle, tetrahedron)
  • Regge (triangle, tetrahedron)
  • Crouzeix-Raviart (triangle, tetrahedron)

Computes quadrature rules on different cell types

Provides reference topology and geometry for reference cells of each type.

Python wrapper provided with pybind11.

This package installs the development files for the shared library.

There are three methods to install libbasix-dev 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 libbasix-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbasix-dev

Install libbasix-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbasix-dev

Install libbasix-dev 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 libbasix-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbasix-dev

How To Uninstall libbasix-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libbasix-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbasix-dev

Uninstall libbasix-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbasix-dev

Remove libbasix-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbasix-dev

Remove libbasix-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbasix-dev

Dependencies

libbasix-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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