How To Install libsundials-cvode4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-cvode4 on Kali Linux. libsundials-cvode4 is ordinary differential equation solver (SUNDIALS library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-cvode4 on Kali Linux.

What is libsundials-cvode4

libsundials-cvode4 is:

This package contains the library for ordinary differential equation (ODE) system solvers from SUNDIALS (SUite of Nonlinear and DIfferential/ALgebraic equation Solvers). CVODE is a solver for stiff and nonstiff ODE systems (initial value problem) given in explicit form dy/dt = f(t,y).

There are three methods to install libsundials-cvode4 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 libsundials-cvode4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-cvode4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsundials-cvode4

Install libsundials-cvode4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-cvode4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsundials-cvode4

Install libsundials-cvode4 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 libsundials-cvode4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsundials-cvode4

How To Uninstall libsundials-cvode4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsundials-cvode4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsundials-cvode4

Uninstall libsundials-cvode4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsundials-cvode4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsundials-cvode4

Remove libsundials-cvode4 Configurations and Data

To remove libsundials-cvode4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsundials-cvode4

Remove libsundials-cvode4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsundials-cvode4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsundials-cvode4

Dependencies

libsundials-cvode4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-cvode4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.