How To Install libcaf-mpich-3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcaf-mpich-3 on Kali Linux. libcaf-mpich-3 is Co-Array Fortran libraries (MPICH)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcaf-mpich-3 on Kali Linux.

What is libcaf-mpich-3

libcaf-mpich-3 is:

OpenCoArrays is an open-source software project that supports the coarray Fortran (CAF) parallel programming features of the Fortran 2008 standard and several features proposed for Fortran 2015 in the draft Technical Specification [TS 18508] “Additional Parallel Features in Fortran”.

This package provides the libraries necessary for Fortran to build parallel CAF programs built on top of MPICH MPI.

There are three methods to install libcaf-mpich-3 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 libcaf-mpich-3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcaf-mpich-3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcaf-mpich-3

Install libcaf-mpich-3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcaf-mpich-3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcaf-mpich-3

Install libcaf-mpich-3 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 libcaf-mpich-3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcaf-mpich-3

How To Uninstall libcaf-mpich-3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcaf-mpich-3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcaf-mpich-3

Uninstall libcaf-mpich-3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcaf-mpich-3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcaf-mpich-3

Remove libcaf-mpich-3 Configurations and Data

To remove libcaf-mpich-3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcaf-mpich-3

Remove libcaf-mpich-3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcaf-mpich-3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcaf-mpich-3

Dependencies

libcaf-mpich-3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcaf-mpich-3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.