How To Install inkscape-survex-export on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install inkscape-survex-export on Kali Linux.
What is inkscape-survex-export
inkscape-survex-export is:
This plugin is a tool for cave surveyors. It enables you to regenerate survex centreline date for caves when you only have a drawn-up paper survey available. You import the survey image into inkscape, then draw on the scale, orientation (e.g. north arrow or grid), and centreline(s) in different colours. The tool then parses these and generates a correctly scaled and oriented .svx file. It generates multiple surveys for multiple paths, including necessary equates. The output survey file is flat as there is (as yet) no mechanism to input height data.
There are three methods to install inkscape-survex-export 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 inkscape-survex-export Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install inkscape-survex-export using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install inkscape-survex-exportInstall inkscape-survex-export Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install inkscape-survex-export using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install inkscape-survex-exportInstall inkscape-survex-export 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install inkscape-survex-export using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install inkscape-survex-exportHow To Uninstall inkscape-survex-export on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the inkscape-survex-export package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove inkscape-survex-exportUninstall inkscape-survex-export And Its Dependencies
To uninstall inkscape-survex-export and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove inkscape-survex-exportRemove inkscape-survex-export Configurations and Data
To remove inkscape-survex-export configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge inkscape-survex-exportRemove inkscape-survex-export configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove inkscape-survex-export configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inkscape-survex-exportDependencies
inkscape-survex-export have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install inkscape-survex-export package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.