How To Install libkim-api-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkim-api-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libkim-api-dev
libkim-api-dev is:
The KIM API is an Application Programming Interface for atomistic simulations. The API provides a standard for exchanging information between atomistic simulation codes (molecular dynamics, molecular statics, lattice dynamics, Monte Carlo, etc.) and interatomic models (potentials or force fields). It also includes a set of library routines for using the API with bindings for:
FORTRAN 77, Fortran 90/95, Fortran 2003 C, C++
Atomistic simulation codes that support the KIM API work seamlessly with the KIM-compliant interatomic models (KIM Models) distributed on this website. The interface is computationally efficient and often requires relatively minor changes to existing codes.
This package contains the development files (headers and documentation) for KIM-API.
There are three methods to install libkim-api-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 libkim-api-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libkim-api-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkim-api-devInstall libkim-api-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libkim-api-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkim-api-devInstall libkim-api-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 libkim-api-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkim-api-devHow To Uninstall libkim-api-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libkim-api-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkim-api-devUninstall libkim-api-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkim-api-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkim-api-devRemove libkim-api-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libkim-api-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkim-api-devRemove libkim-api-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkim-api-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkim-api-devDependencies
libkim-api-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkim-api-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
