How To Install lmod on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lmod on Kali Linux. lmod is Lua based environment modules

Introduction

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

What is lmod

lmod is:

Lmod is a Lua based module system that easily handles the MODULEPATH Hierarchical problem. Environment Modules provide a convenient way to dynamically change the users’ environment through modulefiles. This includes easily adding or removing directories to the PATH environment variable. Modulefiles for Library packages provide environment variables that specify where the library and header files can be found.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lmod

Install lmod Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lmod

Install lmod 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 lmod using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lmod

How To Uninstall lmod on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lmod

Uninstall lmod And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lmod

Remove lmod Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lmod

Remove lmod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lmod

Dependencies

lmod have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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