How To Install cura on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cura

cura is:

Cura converts digital 3D models (.stl and other formats) into printing instructions (G-code) for your 3D printer. It cuts the model into horizontal slices (layers), generates toolpaths to fill them and calculates the amount of material to be extruded.

Cura is easy to use for novices and provides over 200 settings to adjust for the expert. It can output G-Code for several series of 3D printers, most notably the Ultimaker.

It provides a graphical user interface. For batch mode, check out cura-engine.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cura

Install cura Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cura

Install cura 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 cura using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cura

How To Uninstall cura on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cura

Uninstall cura And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cura

Remove cura Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cura

Remove cura configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cura

Dependencies

cura have the following dependencies:

• cura-engine

References

• cura website

Summary

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