How To Install plotsauce on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install plotsauce on Kali Linux. plotsauce is Survex 3d file to XML converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plotsauce on Kali Linux.

What is plotsauce

plotsauce is:

Qt-based utility to convert Survex 3d files (cave survey data) into XML.

There are three methods to install plotsauce 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 plotsauce Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install plotsauce

Install plotsauce Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install plotsauce using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install plotsauce

Install plotsauce 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 plotsauce using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install plotsauce

How To Uninstall plotsauce on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the plotsauce package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove plotsauce

Uninstall plotsauce And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove plotsauce

Remove plotsauce Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge plotsauce

Remove plotsauce configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plotsauce

Dependencies

plotsauce have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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