How To Install libcgns3.4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcgns3.4 on Kali Linux.

What is libcgns3.4

libcgns3.4 is:

The CFD General Notation System (CGNS) provides a general, portable, and extensible standard for the storage and retrieval of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis data. It consists of a collection of conventions, and free and open software implementing those conventions. It is self-descriptive, machine-independent, well-documented, and administered by an international steering committee. It is also an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Recommended Practice.

There are three methods to install libcgns3.4 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 libcgns3.4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcgns3.4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcgns3.4

Install libcgns3.4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcgns3.4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcgns3.4

Install libcgns3.4 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 libcgns3.4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcgns3.4

How To Uninstall libcgns3.4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcgns3.4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcgns3.4

Uninstall libcgns3.4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcgns3.4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcgns3.4

Remove libcgns3.4 Configurations and Data

To remove libcgns3.4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcgns3.4

Remove libcgns3.4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcgns3.4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcgns3.4

Dependencies

libcgns3.4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libhdf5-103-1

References

• libcgns3.4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcgns3.4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.