How To Install ptscotch on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ptscotch on Kali Linux. ptscotch is MPI programs and libraries for graph, mesh and hypergraph partitioning

Introduction

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

What is ptscotch

ptscotch is:

PT-SCOTCH is the MPI version of scotch, which is a set of programs and libraries which implement the static mapping and sparse matrix reordering algorithms developed within the SCOTCH project.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ptscotch

Install ptscotch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ptscotch

Install ptscotch 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 ptscotch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ptscotch

How To Uninstall ptscotch on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ptscotch

Uninstall ptscotch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ptscotch

Remove ptscotch Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ptscotch

Remove ptscotch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ptscotch

Dependencies

ptscotch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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