How To Install libgomp1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgomp1 on Kali Linux. libgomp1 is GCC OpenMP (GOMP) support library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgomp1 on Kali Linux.

What is libgomp1

libgomp1 is:

GOMP is an implementation of OpenMP for the C, C++, and Fortran compilers in the GNU Compiler Collection.

There are three methods to install libgomp1 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 libgomp1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgomp1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgomp1

Install libgomp1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgomp1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgomp1

Install libgomp1 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 libgomp1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgomp1

How To Uninstall libgomp1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgomp1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgomp1

Uninstall libgomp1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgomp1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgomp1

Remove libgomp1 Configurations and Data

To remove libgomp1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgomp1

Remove libgomp1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgomp1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgomp1

Dependencies

libgomp1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgomp1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.