How To Install libxmpi4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmpi4 on Kali Linux.

What is libxmpi4

libxmpi4 is:

MPI is a standard for writing parallel processing programs using a well defined Message Passing Interface.

This package provides the shared library required for any programs using the XMPI protocol to graphically analyze MPI programs, most notably the xmpi program supplied in a separate package.

There are three methods to install libxmpi4 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 libxmpi4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxmpi4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxmpi4

Install libxmpi4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxmpi4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxmpi4

Install libxmpi4 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 libxmpi4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxmpi4

How To Uninstall libxmpi4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxmpi4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxmpi4

Uninstall libxmpi4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxmpi4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxmpi4

Remove libxmpi4 Configurations and Data

To remove libxmpi4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxmpi4

Remove libxmpi4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxmpi4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxmpi4

Dependencies

libxmpi4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• libxmpi4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxmpi4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.