How To Install sciplot-bin on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sciplot-bin on Kali Linux.

What is sciplot-bin

sciplot-bin is:

This package contains two small programs that use the SciPlot library: sciplot-xyplot and sciplot-realtime. The SciPlot Widget is a widget capable of plotting Cartesian or polar graphs, including logarithmic axes in Cartesian plots.

There are three methods to install sciplot-bin 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 sciplot-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sciplot-bin

Install sciplot-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sciplot-bin

Install sciplot-bin 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 sciplot-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sciplot-bin

How To Uninstall sciplot-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the sciplot-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sciplot-bin

Uninstall sciplot-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sciplot-bin

Remove sciplot-bin Configurations and Data

To remove sciplot-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sciplot-bin

Remove sciplot-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sciplot-bin

Dependencies

sciplot-bin have the following dependencies:

• libsciplot1
• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxm4
• libxt6

References

• sciplot-bin website

Summary

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