How To Install python3-petsc4py on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-petsc4py on Kali Linux.
What is python3-petsc4py
python3-petsc4py is:
PETSc is a suite of data structures and routines for the scalable (parallel) solution of scientific applications modeled by partial differential equations. It employs the MPI standard for all message-passing communication.
This is a base package that depends on the python3 petsc4py package with either real or complex number support. It provides the path to petsc4py for the system’s default PETSc version set in /usr/lib/petsc. Export environment variable PETSC_DIR to use other versions.
There are three methods to install python3-petsc4py 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 python3-petsc4py Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-petsc4py using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-petsc4pyInstall python3-petsc4py Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-petsc4py using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-petsc4pyInstall python3-petsc4py 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-petsc4py using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-petsc4pyHow To Uninstall python3-petsc4py on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-petsc4py package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-petsc4pyUninstall python3-petsc4py And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-petsc4py and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-petsc4pyRemove python3-petsc4py Configurations and Data
To remove python3-petsc4py configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-petsc4pyRemove python3-petsc4py configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-petsc4py configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-petsc4pyDependencies
python3-petsc4py have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-petsc4py package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.