How To Install libdolfinx-dev on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is libdolfinx-dev

libdolfinx-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 common development files and depends on the real or complex development package.

This is the next-generation version of libdolfinx-dev (DOLFIN-X). The legacy version of DOLFIN is provided by libdolfin-dev.

There are three methods to install libdolfinx-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 libdolfinx-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 libdolfinx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdolfinx-dev

Install libdolfinx-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdolfinx-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libdolfinx-dev

How To Uninstall libdolfinx-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libdolfinx-dev

Uninstall libdolfinx-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdolfinx-dev

Remove libdolfinx-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdolfinx-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libdolfinx-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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