How To Install libngspice0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libngspice0 on Kali Linux.

What is libngspice0

libngspice0 is:

NGspice is a mixed-level/mixed-signal circuit simulator. Its code is based on three open source software packages: Spice3f5, Cider1b1 and Xspice.

This package contains the NGSpice library.

There are three methods to install libngspice0 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 libngspice0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libngspice0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libngspice0

Install libngspice0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libngspice0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libngspice0

Install libngspice0 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 libngspice0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libngspice0

How To Uninstall libngspice0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libngspice0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libngspice0

Uninstall libngspice0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libngspice0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libngspice0

Remove libngspice0 Configurations and Data

To remove libngspice0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libngspice0

Remove libngspice0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libngspice0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libngspice0

Dependencies

libngspice0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libgomp1
• libstdc++6

References

• libngspice0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libngspice0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.