How To Install libsopt-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsopt-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libsopt-dev
libsopt-dev is:
SOPT is a C package to perform Sparse OPTimisation. It solves a variety of sparse regularisation problems, including the SARA algorithm.
SOPT is largely provided to support the PURIFY package, a companion open-source code to perform radio interferometric imaging, also written by the authors of SOPT.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libsopt-dev 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 libsopt-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsopt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsopt-devInstall libsopt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsopt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsopt-devInstall libsopt-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsopt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsopt-devHow To Uninstall libsopt-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsopt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsopt-devUninstall libsopt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsopt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsopt-devRemove libsopt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsopt-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsopt-devRemove libsopt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsopt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsopt-devDependencies
libsopt-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsopt-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.