How To Install libqhull8.0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhull8.0 on Kali Linux.

What is libqhull8.0

libqhull8.0 is:

Qhull computes convex hulls, Delaunay triangulations, halfspace intersections about a point, Voronoi diagrams, furthest-site Delaunay triangulations, and furthest-site Voronoi diagrams. It runs in 2-d, 3-d, 4-d, and higher dimensions.

This package contains the shared C library.

There are three methods to install libqhull8.0 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 libqhull8.0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqhull8.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqhull8.0

Install libqhull8.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqhull8.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqhull8.0

Install libqhull8.0 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 libqhull8.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqhull8.0

How To Uninstall libqhull8.0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libqhull8.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqhull8.0

Uninstall libqhull8.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqhull8.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqhull8.0

Remove libqhull8.0 Configurations and Data

To remove libqhull8.0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqhull8.0

Remove libqhull8.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqhull8.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqhull8.0

Dependencies

libqhull8.0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libqhull8.0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhull8.0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.