How To Install wannier90 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wannier90 on Kali Linux. wannier90 is Maximally Localized Wannier Functions - executables

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wannier90 on Kali Linux.

What is wannier90

wannier90 is:

Wannier90 is an electronic-structure software computing maximally-localized Wannier functions (MLWF). It works on top of other electronic-structure software, such as Abinit, FLEUR, and PwSCF.

This package provides Wannier90 executables.

There are three methods to install wannier90 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 wannier90 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install wannier90 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install wannier90

Install wannier90 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wannier90 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wannier90

Install wannier90 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 wannier90 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wannier90

How To Uninstall wannier90 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wannier90 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wannier90

Uninstall wannier90 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wannier90 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wannier90

Remove wannier90 Configurations and Data

To remove wannier90 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wannier90

Remove wannier90 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove wannier90 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wannier90

Dependencies

wannier90 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wannier90 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.