How To Install apbs-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apbs-data on Kali Linux.

What is apbs-data

apbs-data is:

APBS is a software package for the numerical solution of the
Poisson-Boltzmann equation (PBE), one of the most popular continuum
models for describing electrostatic interactions between molecular
solutes in salty, aqueous media.

This package contains all data files for apbs package to reduce the
redundancy between architectures in Debian.

There are three methods to install apbs-data 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 apbs-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install apbs-data

Install apbs-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install apbs-data

Install apbs-data 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 apbs-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apbs-data

How To Uninstall apbs-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the apbs-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apbs-data

Uninstall apbs-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apbs-data

Remove apbs-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge apbs-data

Remove apbs-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apbs-data

Dependencies

apbs-data have the following dependencies:

References

• apbs-data website

Summary

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