How To Install libnova-dev-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnova-dev-bin on Kali Linux. libnova-dev-bin is development config tool for libnova astronomical library

Introduction

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

What is libnova-dev-bin

libnova-dev-bin is:

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

This package contains the libnovaconfig tool.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnova-dev-bin

Install libnova-dev-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnova-dev-bin

Install libnova-dev-bin 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-dev-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnova-dev-bin

How To Uninstall libnova-dev-bin on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libnova-dev-bin

Uninstall libnova-dev-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnova-dev-bin

Remove libnova-dev-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnova-dev-bin

Remove libnova-dev-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnova-dev-bin

Dependencies

libnova-dev-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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