How To Install xmpsolve on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmpsolve on Kali Linux. xmpsolve is Multiprecision polynomial solver (graphical version)

Introduction

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

What is xmpsolve

xmpsolve is:

A polynomial rootfinder that can determine arbitrary precision approximations with guaranteed inclusion radii. It supports exploiting of polynomial structures such as sparsisty and allows for polynomial implicitly defined or in some non standard basis.

This package contains the graphical version of MPSolve.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xmpsolve

Install xmpsolve Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xmpsolve

Install xmpsolve 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 xmpsolve using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmpsolve

How To Uninstall xmpsolve on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xmpsolve

Uninstall xmpsolve And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmpsolve

Remove xmpsolve Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xmpsolve

Remove xmpsolve configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmpsolve

Dependencies

xmpsolve have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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