How To Install libglpk-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglpk-java on Kali Linux. libglpk-java is Java binding to the GNU Linear Programming Kit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglpk-java on Kali Linux.

What is libglpk-java

libglpk-java is:

GLPK (GNU Linear Programming Kit) is intended for solving large-scale linear programming (LP), mixed integer programming (MIP), and other related problems. It is a set of routines written in ANSI C and organized in the form of a callable library.

GLPK supports the GNU MathProg language, which is a subset of the AMPL language. GLPK also supports the standard MPS and LP formats.

This package contains the Java binding to GLPK.

There are three methods to install libglpk-java 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 libglpk-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libglpk-java

Install libglpk-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libglpk-java

Install libglpk-java 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 libglpk-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglpk-java

How To Uninstall libglpk-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libglpk-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglpk-java

Uninstall libglpk-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglpk-java

Remove libglpk-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libglpk-java

Remove libglpk-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglpk-java

Dependencies

libglpk-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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