How To Install scalapack-mpi-test on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install scalapack-mpi-test on Kali Linux. scalapack-mpi-test is Scalable Linear Algebra Package - Test files for MPI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scalapack-mpi-test on Kali Linux.

What is scalapack-mpi-test

scalapack-mpi-test is:

ScaLAPACK is the parallel version of LAPACK used on clusters.

Also included: - PBLAS, Parallel Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms - BLACS, Basic Linear Algebra Communication Subprograms

This package contains ScaLAPACK, PBLAS and BLACS test programs.

There are three methods to install scalapack-mpi-test 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 scalapack-mpi-test Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install scalapack-mpi-test using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install scalapack-mpi-test

Install scalapack-mpi-test Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install scalapack-mpi-test using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install scalapack-mpi-test

Install scalapack-mpi-test 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 scalapack-mpi-test using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scalapack-mpi-test

How To Uninstall scalapack-mpi-test on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the scalapack-mpi-test package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove scalapack-mpi-test

Uninstall scalapack-mpi-test And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scalapack-mpi-test

Remove scalapack-mpi-test Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge scalapack-mpi-test

Remove scalapack-mpi-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scalapack-mpi-test

Dependencies

scalapack-mpi-test have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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