How To Install blender on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is blender

blender is:

Blender is an integrated 3d suite for modelling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback (games). Blender has its own particular user interface, which is implemented entirely in OpenGL and designed with speed in mind. Python bindings are available for scripting; import/export features for popular file formats like 3D Studio and Wavefront Obj are implemented as scripts by the community. Stills, animations, models for games or other third party engines and interactive content in the form of a standalone binary are common products of Blender use.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install blender

Install blender Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install blender

Install blender 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 blender using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install blender

How To Uninstall blender on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove blender

Uninstall blender And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove blender

Remove blender Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge blender

Remove blender configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge blender

Dependencies

blender have the following dependencies:

• blender-data
• fonts-dejavu
• libavcodec58

References

• blender website

Summary

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