How To Install libctl7 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctl7 on Kali Linux. libctl7 is library for flexible control files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctl7 on Kali Linux.

What is libctl7

libctl7 is:

libctl is a free Guile-based library implementing flexible control files for scientific simulations. It was written to support the MIT Photonic-Bands program, but will hopefully prove useful in other programs too.

This package contains the runtime libraries required to run any software using libctl.

There are three methods to install libctl7 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 libctl7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libctl7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libctl7

Install libctl7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libctl7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libctl7

Install libctl7 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 libctl7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libctl7

How To Uninstall libctl7 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libctl7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libctl7

Uninstall libctl7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libctl7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libctl7

Remove libctl7 Configurations and Data

To remove libctl7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libctl7

Remove libctl7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libctl7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libctl7

Dependencies

libctl7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctl7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.