Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptscotch on Kali Linux.
What is ptscotch
ptscotch is:
PT-SCOTCH is the MPI version of scotch, which is a set of programs and
libraries which implement the static mapping and sparse matrix reordering
algorithms developed within the SCOTCH project.
There are three methods to install ptscotch 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 ptscotch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ptscotch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ptscotchInstall ptscotch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ptscotch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ptscotchInstall ptscotch 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ptscotch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ptscotch
How To Uninstall ptscotch on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ptscotch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ptscotch
Uninstall ptscotch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ptscotch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ptscotch
Remove ptscotch Configurations and Data
To remove ptscotch configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ptscotch
Remove ptscotch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ptscotch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ptscotch
Dependencies
ptscotch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptscotch package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
