How To Install libjlapack-java on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libjlapack-java

libjlapack-java is:

The package provides the LAPACK numerical subroutines translated from their subset Fortran 77 source into class files, executable by the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and for use by Java programmers.

This makes it possible for Java applications or applets, distributed on the World Wide Web to use established legacy numerical code that was originally written in Fortran. The translation is accomplished using a special purpose Fortran-to-Java (source-to-source) compiler.

There are three methods to install libjlapack-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 libjlapack-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 libjlapack-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjlapack-java

Install libjlapack-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjlapack-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjlapack-java

How To Uninstall libjlapack-java on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libjlapack-java

Uninstall libjlapack-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjlapack-java

Remove libjlapack-java Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjlapack-java

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

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

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

Dependencies

libjlapack-java have the following dependencies:

• libf2j-java

References

• libjlapack-java website

Summary

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