How To Install aspic on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is aspic

aspic is:

Aspic is a program that generates line art images from a text description of a picture that contains commands such as “line”, “box”, “circle”, and “arc”. Aspic’s concept is similar to the “pic” command. Output is either encapsulated PostScript, or Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). Quite complex pictures can be constructed from Aspic’s primitives, which include facilities for positioning text alongside graphics, and the use of colour.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install aspic

Install aspic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install aspic

Install aspic 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 aspic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aspic

How To Uninstall aspic on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove aspic

Uninstall aspic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aspic

Remove aspic Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge aspic

Remove aspic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aspic

Dependencies

aspic have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• aspic website

Summary

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