How To Install slepc64-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slepc64-dev on Kali Linux.
What is slepc64-dev
slepc64-dev is:
SLEPc is a software library for the solution of large scale sparse eigenvalue problems on parallel computers. It is an extension of PETSc and can be used for either standard or generalized eigenproblems, with real or complex arithmetic. It can also be used for computing a partial SVD of a large, sparse, rectangular matrix.
This is a dependency package which depends on the latest version of SLEPc with 64-bit indexing.
There are three methods to install slepc64-dev 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 slepc64-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install slepc64-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slepc64-devInstall slepc64-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install slepc64-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slepc64-devInstall slepc64-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install slepc64-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slepc64-devHow To Uninstall slepc64-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the slepc64-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slepc64-devUninstall slepc64-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slepc64-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slepc64-devRemove slepc64-dev Configurations and Data
To remove slepc64-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slepc64-devRemove slepc64-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slepc64-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slepc64-devDependencies
slepc64-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slepc64-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.