How To Install libumfpack5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libumfpack5 on Kali Linux.

What is libumfpack5

libumfpack5 is:

Suitesparse is a collection of libraries for computations involving sparse matrices.

The UMFPACK library provides a set of routines solving sparse linear systems via LU factorization.

There are three methods to install libumfpack5 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 libumfpack5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libumfpack5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libumfpack5

Install libumfpack5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libumfpack5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libumfpack5

Install libumfpack5 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 libumfpack5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libumfpack5

How To Uninstall libumfpack5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libumfpack5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libumfpack5

Uninstall libumfpack5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libumfpack5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libumfpack5

Remove libumfpack5 Configurations and Data

To remove libumfpack5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libumfpack5

Remove libumfpack5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libumfpack5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libumfpack5

Dependencies

libumfpack5 have the following dependencies:

• libamd2

References

• libumfpack5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libumfpack5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.