How To Install libqhullcpp8.0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhullcpp8.0 on Kali Linux. libqhullcpp8.0 is calculate convex hulls and related structures (C++ shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhullcpp8.0 on Kali Linux.

What is libqhullcpp8.0

libqhullcpp8.0 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 libqhullcpp8.0 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 libqhullcpp8.0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqhullcpp8.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqhullcpp8.0

Install libqhullcpp8.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqhullcpp8.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqhullcpp8.0

Install libqhullcpp8.0 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 libqhullcpp8.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqhullcpp8.0

How To Uninstall libqhullcpp8.0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libqhullcpp8.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqhullcpp8.0

Uninstall libqhullcpp8.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqhullcpp8.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqhullcpp8.0

Remove libqhullcpp8.0 Configurations and Data

To remove libqhullcpp8.0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqhullcpp8.0

Remove libqhullcpp8.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqhullcpp8.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqhullcpp8.0

Dependencies

libqhullcpp8.0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqhullcpp8.0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.