How To Install libinchi-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinchi-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libinchi-dev
libinchi-dev is:
The International Chemical Identifier (InChI) is an Open Source chemical structure representation algorithm.
InChIs are text strings comprising different layers and sublayers of information separated by slashes (/). Each InChI strings starts with the InChI version number followed by the main layer. This main layer contains sublayers for chemical formula, atom connections and hydrogen atoms. Depending on the structure of the molecule the main layer may be followed by additional layers e. g. for charge, stereochemical and/or isotop information.
This package contains the development header files.
There are three methods to install libinchi-dev 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 libinchi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libinchi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libinchi-devInstall libinchi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libinchi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libinchi-devInstall libinchi-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libinchi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libinchi-devHow To Uninstall libinchi-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libinchi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libinchi-devUninstall libinchi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libinchi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinchi-devRemove libinchi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libinchi-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libinchi-devRemove libinchi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libinchi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinchi-devDependencies
libinchi-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinchi-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.