How To Install inkscape-survex-export on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install inkscape-survex-export on Kali Linux. inkscape-survex-export is Inkscape plugin to digitise printed surveys

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install inkscape-survex-export on Kali Linux.

What is inkscape-survex-export

inkscape-survex-export is:

This plugin is a tool for cave surveyors. It enables you to regenerate survex centreline date for caves when you only have a drawn-up paper survey available. You import the survey image into inkscape, then draw on the scale, orientation (e.g. north arrow or grid), and centreline(s) in different colours. The tool then parses these and generates a correctly scaled and oriented .svx file. It generates multiple surveys for multiple paths, including necessary equates. The output survey file is flat as there is (as yet) no mechanism to input height data.

There are three methods to install inkscape-survex-export 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 inkscape-survex-export Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install inkscape-survex-export using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install inkscape-survex-export

Install inkscape-survex-export Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install inkscape-survex-export using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install inkscape-survex-export

Install inkscape-survex-export 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 inkscape-survex-export using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install inkscape-survex-export

How To Uninstall inkscape-survex-export on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the inkscape-survex-export package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove inkscape-survex-export

Uninstall inkscape-survex-export And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove inkscape-survex-export

Remove inkscape-survex-export Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge inkscape-survex-export

Remove inkscape-survex-export configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inkscape-survex-export

Dependencies

inkscape-survex-export have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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