How To Install tcl-vtk7 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-vtk7 on Kali Linux. tcl-vtk7 is Tcl bindings for VTK

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-vtk7 on Kali Linux.

What is tcl-vtk7

tcl-vtk7 is:

The Visualization Toolkit (VTK) is an open-source software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization.

This package provides the shared libraries and executable that enable one to use VTK from Tcl/Tk scripts.

There are three methods to install tcl-vtk7 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 tcl-vtk7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install tcl-vtk7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tcl-vtk7

Install tcl-vtk7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tcl-vtk7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tcl-vtk7

Install tcl-vtk7 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 tcl-vtk7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tcl-vtk7

How To Uninstall tcl-vtk7 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tcl-vtk7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tcl-vtk7

Uninstall tcl-vtk7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tcl-vtk7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-vtk7

Remove tcl-vtk7 Configurations and Data

To remove tcl-vtk7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-vtk7

Remove tcl-vtk7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tcl-vtk7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl-vtk7

Dependencies

tcl-vtk7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-vtk7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.