How To Install libmopac7-1gf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmopac7-1gf on Kali Linux. libmopac7-1gf is Semi-empirical Quantum Chemistry Library (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmopac7-1gf on Kali Linux.

What is libmopac7-1gf

libmopac7-1gf is:

MOPAC provides routines to solve the electronic structure of molecules on a semi-empirical level. Available methods include MNDO, MINDO/3, AM1 and PM3.

This package contains the MOPAC7 code folded into a dynamic library.

There are three methods to install libmopac7-1gf 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 libmopac7-1gf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmopac7-1gf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmopac7-1gf

Install libmopac7-1gf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmopac7-1gf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmopac7-1gf

Install libmopac7-1gf 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 libmopac7-1gf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmopac7-1gf

How To Uninstall libmopac7-1gf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmopac7-1gf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmopac7-1gf

Uninstall libmopac7-1gf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmopac7-1gf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmopac7-1gf

Remove libmopac7-1gf Configurations and Data

To remove libmopac7-1gf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmopac7-1gf

Remove libmopac7-1gf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmopac7-1gf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmopac7-1gf

Dependencies

libmopac7-1gf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmopac7-1gf package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.