How To Install libgdsii-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdsii-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgdsii-dev
libgdsii-dev is:
This is a C++ library for working with GDSII binary data files, intended primarily for use with the computational electromagnetism codes scuff-em and meep but sufficiently general-purpose to allow other uses as well.
This package contains the development files for the library.
There are three methods to install libgdsii-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 libgdsii-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgdsii-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdsii-devInstall libgdsii-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgdsii-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdsii-devInstall libgdsii-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgdsii-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdsii-devHow To Uninstall libgdsii-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgdsii-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdsii-devUninstall libgdsii-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdsii-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdsii-devRemove libgdsii-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgdsii-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdsii-devRemove libgdsii-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdsii-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdsii-devDependencies
libgdsii-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdsii-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
