How To Install libxy-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxy-bin on Kali Linux. libxy-bin is xylib - utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxy-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libxy-bin

libxy-bin is:

xylib is a C++ library for reading files that contain x-y data from powder diffraction, spectroscopy and other experimental methods.

This package contains a small program xyconv that converts files supported by the xylib library to TSV (tab-separated values).

There are three methods to install libxy-bin 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 libxy-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libxy-bin

Install libxy-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libxy-bin

Install libxy-bin 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 libxy-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxy-bin

How To Uninstall libxy-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxy-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxy-bin

Uninstall libxy-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxy-bin

Remove libxy-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libxy-bin

Remove libxy-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxy-bin

Dependencies

libxy-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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