How To Install libcamd2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcamd2 on Kali Linux.

What is libcamd2

libcamd2 is:

Suitesparse is a collection of libraries for computations involving sparse matrices.

The CAMD library provides a set of routines for pre-ordering sparse matrices prior to Cholesky or LU factorization, using the approximate minimum degree ordering algorithm with optional ordering constraints.

There are three methods to install libcamd2 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 libcamd2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcamd2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcamd2

Install libcamd2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcamd2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcamd2

Install libcamd2 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 libcamd2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcamd2

How To Uninstall libcamd2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcamd2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcamd2

Uninstall libcamd2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcamd2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcamd2

Remove libcamd2 Configurations and Data

To remove libcamd2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcamd2

Remove libcamd2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcamd2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcamd2

Dependencies

libcamd2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libsuitesparseconfig5

References

• libcamd2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcamd2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.