How To Install python3-slepc4py on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-slepc4py on Kali Linux. python3-slepc4py is Python 3 bindings for SLEPc libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-slepc4py on Kali Linux.

What is python3-slepc4py

python3-slepc4py is:

SLEPc is the Scalable Library for Eigenvalue Problem Computations.

It is based on PETSc and employs the MPI standard for all message-passing communication.

This is a base package that depends on (Recommends) the python3 slepc4py package with either real or complex number support. It provides the path to slepc4py for the system’s default SLEPc version set in /usr/lib/slepc. Export environment variable SLEPC_DIR to use other versions.

There are three methods to install python3-slepc4py 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-slepc4py 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-slepc4py using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-slepc4py

Install python3-slepc4py Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-slepc4py using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-slepc4py

Install python3-slepc4py 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-slepc4py using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-slepc4py

How To Uninstall python3-slepc4py on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-slepc4py package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-slepc4py

Uninstall python3-slepc4py And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-slepc4py and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-slepc4py

Remove python3-slepc4py Configurations and Data

To remove python3-slepc4py configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-slepc4py

Remove python3-slepc4py configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-slepc4py configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-slepc4py

Dependencies

python3-slepc4py have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-slepc4py package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.