How To Install libmshr64-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmshr64-dev on Kali Linux. libmshr64-dev is Shared links and header files for mshr with 64-bit indexing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmshr64-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libmshr64-dev

libmshr64-dev is:

mshr generates simplicial DOLFIN meshes in 2D and 3D from geometries described by Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) or from surface files, utilizing CGAL and Tetgen as mesh generation backends.

This package contains the development files with support for 64-bit indexing (libdolfin64 and PETSc-64).

There are three methods to install libmshr64-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 libmshr64-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmshr64-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmshr64-dev

Install libmshr64-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmshr64-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmshr64-dev

Install libmshr64-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libmshr64-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmshr64-dev

How To Uninstall libmshr64-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmshr64-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmshr64-dev

Uninstall libmshr64-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmshr64-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmshr64-dev

Remove libmshr64-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmshr64-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmshr64-dev

Remove libmshr64-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmshr64-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmshr64-dev

Dependencies

libmshr64-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmshr64-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.