How To Install libcif1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcif1 on Kali Linux. libcif1 is CIF API CIF-parsing and manipulation library - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcif1 on Kali Linux.

What is libcif1

libcif1 is:

The CIF API provides a standard C interface for reading, writing, and manipulating Crystallographic Information Files (CIFs). It is targeted in particular at CIF 2.0, but it provides support for CIF 1.1 and earlier as well.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libcif1 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 libcif1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcif1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcif1

Install libcif1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcif1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcif1

Install libcif1 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 libcif1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcif1

How To Uninstall libcif1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcif1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcif1

Uninstall libcif1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcif1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcif1

Remove libcif1 Configurations and Data

To remove libcif1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcif1

Remove libcif1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcif1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcif1

Dependencies

libcif1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcif1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.