How To Install libgetfem5++ on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetfem5++ on Kali Linux.

What is libgetfem5++

libgetfem5++ is:

GETFEM++ is a library allowing the computation of any elementary matrix (even for mixed finite element methods) on the largest class of methods and elements, and for arbitrary dimension.

There are three methods to install libgetfem5++ 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 libgetfem5++ Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgetfem5++ using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgetfem5++

Install libgetfem5++ Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgetfem5++ using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgetfem5++

Install libgetfem5++ 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 libgetfem5++ using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgetfem5++

How To Uninstall libgetfem5++ on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgetfem5++ package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgetfem5++

Uninstall libgetfem5++ And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgetfem5++ and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetfem5++

Remove libgetfem5++ Configurations and Data

To remove libgetfem5++ configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgetfem5++

Remove libgetfem5++ configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgetfem5++ configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetfem5++

Dependencies

libgetfem5++ have the following dependencies:

• libblas3
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libmumps-seq-5.3
• libqhull8.0
• libstdc++6
• libsuperlu5

References

• libgetfem5++ website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetfem5++ package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.