How To Install scalapack-test-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is scalapack-test-common

scalapack-test-common 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 data files used by test programs.

There are three methods to install scalapack-test-common 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-test-common 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-test-common using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install scalapack-test-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scalapack-test-common

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

sudo aptitude -y install scalapack-test-common

How To Uninstall scalapack-test-common on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove scalapack-test-common

Uninstall scalapack-test-common And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove scalapack-test-common Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

scalapack-test-common have the following dependencies:

References

• scalapack-test-common website

Summary

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