How To Install libnexus-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnexus-dev on Kali Linux. libnexus-dev is NeXus scientific data file format - development libraries

Introduction

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

What is libnexus-dev

libnexus-dev is:

NeXus is a common data format for neutron, X-ray, and muon science. It is being developed as an international standard by scientists and programmers representing major scientific facilities in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America in order to facilitate greater cooperation in the analysis and visualization of neutron, X-ray, and muon data.

This is the package containing the development libraries.

There are three methods to install libnexus-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 libnexus-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 libnexus-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnexus-dev

Install libnexus-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnexus-dev

Install libnexus-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 libnexus-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnexus-dev

How To Uninstall libnexus-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libnexus-dev

Uninstall libnexus-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnexus-dev

Remove libnexus-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnexus-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libnexus-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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