How To Install xmpi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmpi on Kali Linux. xmpi is Graphical user interface for MPI program development

Introduction

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

What is xmpi

xmpi is:

MPI is a standard for writing parallel processing programs using a well defined Message Passing Interface.

XMPI can acquire and display extensive detail on an application’s MPI communication, including the following: o process synchronization status: running, system or blocked o message queue contents o source, destination, root ranks o MPI function name o communicator o data type o message count o tag The above information is acquired from on-demand snapshots of application status using debugging hooks in the MPI implementation or from a trace log of communication activity.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xmpi

Install xmpi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xmpi

Install xmpi 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 xmpi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmpi

How To Uninstall xmpi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xmpi

Uninstall xmpi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmpi

Remove xmpi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xmpi

Remove xmpi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmpi

Dependencies

xmpi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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