How To Install libgdsii0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdsii0 on Kali Linux.

What is libgdsii0

libgdsii0 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.

There are three methods to install libgdsii0 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 libgdsii0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdsii0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgdsii0

Install libgdsii0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdsii0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgdsii0

Install libgdsii0 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 libgdsii0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgdsii0

How To Uninstall libgdsii0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgdsii0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgdsii0

Uninstall libgdsii0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgdsii0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdsii0

Remove libgdsii0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgdsii0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgdsii0

Remove libgdsii0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgdsii0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdsii0

Dependencies

libgdsii0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• libgdsii0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdsii0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.