How To Install libdolfin-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolfin-dev on Kali Linux. libdolfin-dev is Shared links and development files for DOLFIN

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolfin-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libdolfin-dev

libdolfin-dev is:

DOLFIN is the Python and C++ interface of the FEniCS project for the automated solution of differential equations, providing a consistent PSE (Problem Solving Environment) for solving ordinary and partial differential equations. Key features include a simple, consistent and intuitive object-oriented API; automatic and efficient evaluation of variational forms; automatic and efficient assembly of linear systems; and support for general families of finite elements.

This package contains the development files.

This is the legacy version of DOLFIN, you may want to install the next-generation libdolfinx-dev (DOLFIN-X) instead.

There are three methods to install libdolfin-dev 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 libdolfin-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdolfin-dev

Install libdolfin-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdolfin-dev

Install libdolfin-dev 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 libdolfin-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdolfin-dev

How To Uninstall libdolfin-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdolfin-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdolfin-dev

Uninstall libdolfin-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdolfin-dev

Remove libdolfin-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdolfin-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdolfin-dev

Remove libdolfin-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdolfin-dev

Dependencies

libdolfin-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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