How To Install libvotca-csg6 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-csg6 on Kali Linux. libvotca-csg6 is VOTCAs coarse-graining library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-csg6 on Kali Linux.

What is libvotca-csg6

libvotca-csg6 is:

VOTCA is a software package which focuses on the analysis of molecular dynamics data, the development of systematic coarse-graining techniques as well as methods used for simulating microscopic charge transport in disordered semiconductors.

libvotca-csg is Votca’s coarse-graining library.

There are three methods to install libvotca-csg6 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 libvotca-csg6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-csg6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvotca-csg6

Install libvotca-csg6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvotca-csg6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvotca-csg6

Install libvotca-csg6 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 libvotca-csg6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvotca-csg6

How To Uninstall libvotca-csg6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvotca-csg6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvotca-csg6

Uninstall libvotca-csg6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvotca-csg6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvotca-csg6

Remove libvotca-csg6 Configurations and Data

To remove libvotca-csg6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvotca-csg6

Remove libvotca-csg6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvotca-csg6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvotca-csg6

Dependencies

libvotca-csg6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvotca-csg6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.