How To Install libmetis5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetis5 on Kali Linux.

What is libmetis5

libmetis5 is:

METIS is a set of serial programs for partitioning graphs, partitioning finite element meshes, and producing fill reducing orderings for sparse matrices. The algorithms implemented in METIS are based on the multilevel recursive-bisection, multilevel k-way, and multi-constraint partitioning schemes.

There are three methods to install libmetis5 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 libmetis5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmetis5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmetis5

Install libmetis5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmetis5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmetis5

Install libmetis5 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 libmetis5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmetis5

How To Uninstall libmetis5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmetis5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmetis5

Uninstall libmetis5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmetis5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmetis5

Remove libmetis5 Configurations and Data

To remove libmetis5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmetis5

Remove libmetis5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmetis5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmetis5

Dependencies

libmetis5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libmetis5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetis5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.