How To Install mpi-default-bin on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mpi-default-bin

mpi-default-bin is:

This metapackage depends on the runtime programs of the recommended MPI implementation for each platform, currently Open MPI on all of the platforms where it exists, and MPICH on the others. The package which this depends on has alternatives links for mpirun and mpiexec.

There are three methods to install mpi-default-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 mpi-default-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 mpi-default-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mpi-default-bin

Install mpi-default-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mpi-default-bin

Install mpi-default-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 mpi-default-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mpi-default-bin

How To Uninstall mpi-default-bin on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mpi-default-bin

Uninstall mpi-default-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mpi-default-bin

Remove mpi-default-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mpi-default-bin

Remove mpi-default-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mpi-default-bin

Dependencies

mpi-default-bin have the following dependencies:

• openmpi-bin

References

• mpi-default-bin website

Summary

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