How To Install python3-swiglpk on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-swiglpk on Kali Linux. python3-swiglpk is Plain Python bindings for the GNU Linear Programming Kit (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-swiglpk

python3-swiglpk is:

swiglpk just provides plain SWIG bindings to the underlying C library of the GNU Linear Programming Kit. It is not a high-level wrapper for GLPK.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-swiglpk

Install python3-swiglpk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-swiglpk

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-swiglpk

How To Uninstall python3-swiglpk on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-swiglpk

Uninstall python3-swiglpk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-swiglpk

Remove python3-swiglpk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-swiglpk

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-swiglpk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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