How To Install yorick-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install yorick-dev on Kali Linux. yorick-dev is development files for the Yorick interpreted language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yorick-dev on Kali Linux.

What is yorick-dev

yorick-dev is:

Yorick is an interpreted programming language for:

  • scientific simulations or calculations
  • postprocessing or steering large simulation codes
  • interactive scientific graphics
  • reading, writing, and translating large files of numbers

The yorick-dev package contains the files needed to compile (or package) plug-ins or custom `yorick’ executables.

There are three methods to install yorick-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 yorick-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yorick-dev

Install yorick-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yorick-dev

Install yorick-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install yorick-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yorick-dev

How To Uninstall yorick-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the yorick-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove yorick-dev

Uninstall yorick-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yorick-dev

Remove yorick-dev Configurations and Data

To remove yorick-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge yorick-dev

Remove yorick-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yorick-dev

Dependencies

yorick-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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