How To Install pymca-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pymca-data on Kali Linux.

What is pymca-data

pymca-data is:

PyMca is set of applications and Python libraries for analysis of X-ray fluorescence spectra.

This package contains the architecture independent data files for PyMca.

There are three methods to install pymca-data 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 pymca-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pymca-data

Install pymca-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pymca-data

Install pymca-data 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 pymca-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pymca-data

How To Uninstall pymca-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pymca-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pymca-data

Uninstall pymca-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pymca-data

Remove pymca-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pymca-data

Remove pymca-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pymca-data

Dependencies

pymca-data have the following dependencies:

References

• pymca-data website

Summary

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