How To Install yorick-ygsl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install yorick-ygsl on Kali Linux. yorick-ygsl is GSL special functions plugin for the Yorick language

Introduction

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

What is yorick-ygsl

yorick-ygsl is:

YGSL is a Yorick plug-in to bring over 120 special functions of the GSL (GNU Scientific Library) into Yorick.

This package deprecates yorick-yeti-gsl and provides the yeti_gsl.i include file.

There are three methods to install yorick-ygsl 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-ygsl 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-ygsl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install yorick-ygsl

Install yorick-ygsl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yorick-ygsl

Install yorick-ygsl 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-ygsl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yorick-ygsl

How To Uninstall yorick-ygsl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove yorick-ygsl

Uninstall yorick-ygsl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yorick-ygsl

Remove yorick-ygsl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge yorick-ygsl

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

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

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

Dependencies

yorick-ygsl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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