How To Install libpvm3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpvm3 on Kali Linux. libpvm3 is Parallel Virtual Machine - shared libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpvm3 on Kali Linux.

What is libpvm3

libpvm3 is:

Just the bare library, required by binaries with optional PVM support such as pvmpov. Install the pvm package if you wish to actually run a parallel job.

There are three methods to install libpvm3 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 libpvm3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpvm3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpvm3

Install libpvm3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpvm3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpvm3

Install libpvm3 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 libpvm3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpvm3

How To Uninstall libpvm3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpvm3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpvm3

Uninstall libpvm3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpvm3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpvm3

Remove libpvm3 Configurations and Data

To remove libpvm3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpvm3

Remove libpvm3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpvm3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpvm3

Dependencies

libpvm3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpvm3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.