How To Install freecad-python3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install freecad-python3 on Kali Linux. freecad-python3 is Extensible Open Source CAx program - Python 3 binaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freecad-python3 on Kali Linux.

What is freecad-python3

freecad-python3 is:

FreeCAD is an Open Source CAx RAD based on OpenCasCade, Qt and Python. It features some key concepts like macro recording, workbenches, ability to run as a server and dynamically loadable application extensions and it is designed to be platform independent.

Currently, FreeCAD can import and display CAD models in IGES, STEP, and BRep formats and meshes in STL, BMS, AST and Wavefront OBJ formats. Editing and modeling features are currently somewhat limited.

This package contains the FreeCAD binaries built against Python 3.

There are three methods to install freecad-python3 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 freecad-python3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install freecad-python3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install freecad-python3

Install freecad-python3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install freecad-python3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install freecad-python3

Install freecad-python3 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 freecad-python3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freecad-python3

How To Uninstall freecad-python3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the freecad-python3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove freecad-python3

Uninstall freecad-python3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall freecad-python3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freecad-python3

Remove freecad-python3 Configurations and Data

To remove freecad-python3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge freecad-python3

Remove freecad-python3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove freecad-python3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freecad-python3

Dependencies

freecad-python3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freecad-python3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.