How To Install libgfortran5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran5 on Kali Linux.

What is libgfortran5

libgfortran5 is:

Library needed for GNU Fortran applications linked against the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgfortran5 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 libgfortran5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgfortran5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgfortran5

Install libgfortran5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgfortran5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgfortran5

Install libgfortran5 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 libgfortran5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgfortran5

How To Uninstall libgfortran5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgfortran5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgfortran5

Uninstall libgfortran5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgfortran5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgfortran5

Remove libgfortran5 Configurations and Data

To remove libgfortran5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgfortran5

Remove libgfortran5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgfortran5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgfortran5

Dependencies

libgfortran5 have the following dependencies:

• gcc-10-base
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libquadmath0

References

• libgfortran5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.