How To Install h5topng on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install h5utils

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is h5topng and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install h5topng on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install h5topng using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install h5topng using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install h5utils

Install h5topng using apt

Because h5topng is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install h5topng using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install h5utils

Install h5topng using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 aptitude database, You can install h5topng by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install h5utils

How to upgrade (update) a single package h5topng using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the h5topng, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install h5utils

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install h5utils

How To Uninstall h5topng from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the h5topng package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove h5utils

Uninstall h5topng and all its dependencies

To uninstall h5topng and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove h5utils

Remove h5topng with all configurations and data

To remove h5topng configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge h5utils

Remove h5topng completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to h5topng package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge h5utils

Extra info and code examples

HDF5 (Hierarchical Data Format 5) is a file format for storing scientific data. These tools allow to convert other formats to HDF5 and to visualize HDF5 files. They include: - h5topng, which extracts a 2d slice of an HDF5 file and outputs a corresponding image in PNG format; - h5totxt, which extracts 2d slices and outputs comma-delimited text (suitable for import into a spreadsheet); - h5fromtxt, which converts simple text input into multi-dimensional numeric HDF5 datasets; - h5fromh4, which converts HDF4 data to HDF5; - h5tovtk, which converts HDF5 files to VTK files for visualization with VTK-aware programs; - h5read, a plugin for the Octave numerical language.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install h5topng using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the h5topng from Kali Linux.

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