How To Install libcxsparse3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcxsparse3 on Kali Linux.

What is libcxsparse3

libcxsparse3 is:

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

The CXSparse library provides several matrix algorithms. The focus is on direct methods; iterative methods and solvers for eigenvalue problems are beyond the scope of this package.

The performance of the sparse factorization methods in CXSparse will not be competitive with UMFPACK or CHOLMOD, but the codes are much more concise and easy to understand. Other methods are competitive.

There are three methods to install libcxsparse3 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 libcxsparse3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcxsparse3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcxsparse3

Install libcxsparse3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcxsparse3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcxsparse3

Install libcxsparse3 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 libcxsparse3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcxsparse3

How To Uninstall libcxsparse3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcxsparse3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcxsparse3

Uninstall libcxsparse3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcxsparse3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcxsparse3

Remove libcxsparse3 Configurations and Data

To remove libcxsparse3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcxsparse3

Remove libcxsparse3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcxsparse3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcxsparse3

Dependencies

libcxsparse3 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libcxsparse3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcxsparse3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.