How To Install python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider on Kali Linux. python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider is Quantum Information Science Kit (Qiskit)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider on Kali Linux.

What is python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider

python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider is:

Qiskit (Quantum Information Science Kit) is a collection of software developed by IBM Research for working with short depth quantum circuits and building near term applications and experiments on quantum computers.

This package contains a provider that allows accessing the online IBM Q quantum devices and simulators.

There are three methods to install python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider 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-qiskit-ibmq-provider Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider

Install python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider

Install python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider 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 python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider

How To Uninstall python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider

Uninstall python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider

Remove python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider Configurations and Data

To remove python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider

Remove python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider

Dependencies

python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-qiskit-ibmq-provider package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.