How To Install asymptote-x11 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install asymptote-x11 on Kali Linux. asymptote-x11 is script-based vector graphics language inspired by MetaPost - the GUI part

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install asymptote-x11 on Kali Linux.

What is asymptote-x11

asymptote-x11 is:

Asymptote is a powerful script-based vector graphics language for technical drawings, inspired by MetaPost but with an improved C++-like syntax. Asymptote provides for figures the same high-quality level of typesetting that LaTeX does for scientific text.

In the event that adjustments to the final figure are required, the preliminary Graphical User Interface (GUI) xasy included with Asymptote allows you to move graphical objects and draw new ones. The modified figure can then be saved as a normal Asymptote file.

There are three methods to install asymptote-x11 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 asymptote-x11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install asymptote-x11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install asymptote-x11

Install asymptote-x11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install asymptote-x11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install asymptote-x11

Install asymptote-x11 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 asymptote-x11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install asymptote-x11

How To Uninstall asymptote-x11 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the asymptote-x11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove asymptote-x11

Uninstall asymptote-x11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall asymptote-x11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove asymptote-x11

Remove asymptote-x11 Configurations and Data

To remove asymptote-x11 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge asymptote-x11

Remove asymptote-x11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove asymptote-x11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge asymptote-x11

Dependencies

asymptote-x11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install asymptote-x11 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.