How To Install vtk7 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vtk7 on Kali Linux. vtk7 is Binaries for VTK7

Introduction

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

What is vtk7

vtk7 is:

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

This package provides binaries for VTK7

There are three methods to install 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 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 vtk7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vtk7

Install vtk7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vtk7

Install 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 vtk7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vtk7

How To Uninstall vtk7 on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vtk7

Uninstall vtk7 And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vtk7

Remove vtk7 Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vtk7

Remove vtk7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vtk7

Dependencies

vtk7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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