How To Install liblapack-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblapack-dev on Kali Linux.
What is liblapack-dev
liblapack-dev is:
LAPACK version 3.X is a comprehensive FORTRAN library that does linear algebra operations including matrix inversions, least squared solutions to linear sets of equations, eigenvector analysis, singular value decomposition, etc. It is a very comprehensive and reputable package that has found extensive use in the scientific community.
This package contains a static version of the library.
There are three methods to install liblapack-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 liblapack-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install liblapack-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblapack-devInstall liblapack-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install liblapack-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblapack-devInstall liblapack-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 liblapack-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblapack-devHow To Uninstall liblapack-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the liblapack-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblapack-devUninstall liblapack-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblapack-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblapack-devRemove liblapack-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liblapack-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblapack-devRemove liblapack-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblapack-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblapack-devDependencies
liblapack-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblapack-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.