How To Install libnova-0.16-0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnova-0.16-0 on Kali Linux.

What is libnova-0.16-0

libnova-0.16-0 is:

libnova is a general purpose, double precision, Celestial Mechanics, Astrometry and Astrodynamics library.

There are three methods to install libnova-0.16-0 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 libnova-0.16-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnova-0.16-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnova-0.16-0

Install libnova-0.16-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnova-0.16-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnova-0.16-0

Install libnova-0.16-0 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 libnova-0.16-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnova-0.16-0

How To Uninstall libnova-0.16-0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnova-0.16-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnova-0.16-0

Uninstall libnova-0.16-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnova-0.16-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnova-0.16-0

Remove libnova-0.16-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libnova-0.16-0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnova-0.16-0

Remove libnova-0.16-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnova-0.16-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnova-0.16-0

Dependencies

libnova-0.16-0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libnova-0.16-0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnova-0.16-0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.