How To Install yexpand 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 nypatchy

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

What is yexpand 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 yexpand 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 yexpand 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 yexpand using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nypatchy

Install yexpand using apt

Because yexpand 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 yexpand using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nypatchy

Install yexpand 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 yexpand by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nypatchy

How to upgrade (update) a single package yexpand 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 yexpand, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install nypatchy

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 nypatchy

How To Uninstall yexpand from Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nypatchy

Uninstall yexpand and all its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nypatchy

Remove yexpand with all configurations and data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nypatchy

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nypatchy

Extra info and code examples

CERNLIB is a suite of data analysis tools and libraries created for use in physics experiments, but also with applications to other fields such as the biological sciences. This package contains the Nypatchy family of programs, the successors to Patchy and Ypatchy. These programs are intended for working with sets of patches (for instance, for use on different machine architectures) meant to be applied to a source code tree. The patch sets and common source code are maintained as a single text-based Patchy Master file (PAM file). PAM files can contain C, FORTRAN, or assembly code. Nypatchy and related utilities can perform actions on a PAM file such as updating it; comparing it to an older version; or outputting source code suitable for input to a compiler, having selected some subset of available patches to use. These utilities can be used interactively, or can run in batch mode from a "cradle" file of commands. While Nypatchy is still used in places, mainly high-energy physics, these programs are no longer under active development. They are not recommended for use in new projects.

Conclusion

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

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