How To Install libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 on Kali Linux.

What is libhdf5-mpich-hl-100

libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 is:

Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5) is a file format and library for storing scientific data. HDF5 was designed and implemented to address the deficiencies of HDF4.x. It has a more powerful and flexible data model, supports files larger than 2 GB, and supports parallel I/O.

This package contains the high level C API runtime files for mpich platforms.

There are three methods to install libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 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 libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhdf5-mpich-hl-100

Install libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhdf5-mpich-hl-100

Install libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 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 libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhdf5-mpich-hl-100

How To Uninstall libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhdf5-mpich-hl-100

Uninstall libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhdf5-mpich-hl-100

Remove libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 Configurations and Data

To remove libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhdf5-mpich-hl-100

Remove libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhdf5-mpich-hl-100

Dependencies

libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libhdf5-mpich-103-1

References

• libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdf5-mpich-hl-100 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.