How To Install cd-circleprint on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cd-circleprint on Kali Linux.

What is cd-circleprint

cd-circleprint is:

cd-circleprint is a program to create round cd-labels written in perl, using perl-tk to produce a graphical frontend. The labels have four lines of nice curved text and an additional four fields with normal text. Each field has selectable text-size, font and colour. The background colour is also selectable. The label may also have a background image. You can squeeze the whole page if your printer doesn’t generate correct circles and you can move the two labels on the sheet to accommodate different types of label sheets. The output is postscript to make it as portable as possible.

There are three methods to install cd-circleprint 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 cd-circleprint Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cd-circleprint

Install cd-circleprint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cd-circleprint

Install cd-circleprint 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 cd-circleprint using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cd-circleprint

How To Uninstall cd-circleprint on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cd-circleprint package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cd-circleprint

Uninstall cd-circleprint And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cd-circleprint

Remove cd-circleprint Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cd-circleprint

Remove cd-circleprint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cd-circleprint

Dependencies

cd-circleprint have the following dependencies:

• perl
• perl-tk

References

• cd-circleprint website

Summary

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