How To Install giza-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install giza-dev on Kali Linux. giza-dev is Lightweight scientific plotting library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install giza-dev on Kali Linux.

What is giza-dev

giza-dev is:

Giza is a lightweight scientific plotting library built on top of cairo that provides uniform output to multiple devices. Giza also provides a drop-in, modern replacement for the PGPLOT graphics library.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install giza-dev 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 giza-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install giza-dev

Install giza-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install giza-dev

Install giza-dev 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 giza-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install giza-dev

How To Uninstall giza-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the giza-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove giza-dev

Uninstall giza-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove giza-dev

Remove giza-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge giza-dev

Remove giza-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge giza-dev

Dependencies

giza-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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