How To Install libsundials-kinsol4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-kinsol4 on Kali Linux. libsundials-kinsol4 is KINSOL solver (SUNDIALS library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-kinsol4 on Kali Linux.

What is libsundials-kinsol4

libsundials-kinsol4 is:

This package contain the library for KINSOL (nonlinear algebraic systems) system solver from SUNDIALS (SUite of Nonlinear and DIfferential/ALgebraic equation Solvers).

There are three methods to install libsundials-kinsol4 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-kinsol4 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-kinsol4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsundials-kinsol4

Install libsundials-kinsol4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-kinsol4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsundials-kinsol4

Install libsundials-kinsol4 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-kinsol4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsundials-kinsol4

How To Uninstall libsundials-kinsol4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsundials-kinsol4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsundials-kinsol4

Uninstall libsundials-kinsol4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsundials-kinsol4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsundials-kinsol4

Remove libsundials-kinsol4 Configurations and Data

To remove libsundials-kinsol4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsundials-kinsol4

Remove libsundials-kinsol4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsundials-kinsol4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsundials-kinsol4

Dependencies

libsundials-kinsol4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-kinsol4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.