How To Install liblam4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblam4 on Kali Linux. liblam4 is Shared libraries used by LAM parallel programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblam4 on Kali Linux.

What is liblam4

liblam4 is:

LAM (Local Area Multicomputer) is an open source implementation of the Message Passing Interface (MPI) standard.

This package provides the shared library.

There are three methods to install liblam4 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 liblam4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install liblam4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install liblam4

Install liblam4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install liblam4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install liblam4

Install liblam4 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 liblam4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install liblam4

How To Uninstall liblam4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the liblam4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove liblam4

Uninstall liblam4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall liblam4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblam4

Remove liblam4 Configurations and Data

To remove liblam4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge liblam4

Remove liblam4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove liblam4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblam4

Dependencies

liblam4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblam4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.