How To Install king on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install king on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is king
king is:
KiNG (Kinemage, Next Generation) is an interactive system for three-dimensional vector graphics. It supports a set of graphics primitives that make it suitable for many types of graphs, plots, and other illustrations; although its first use was to display macromolecular structures for biophysical research. KiNG builds on Mage, JavaMage, and the “kinemage” (kinetic image) concept to deliver a full-featured Java application with a user-friendly interface and integrated editing features. The KiNG jar file can be used within a web page as a Java applet or Java object to promote easy access to kinemages or coordinate files from a web browser.
There are three methods to install king on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install king Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install king using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install king
Install king Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install king using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install king
Install king Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install king using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install king
How To Uninstall king on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the king package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove king
Uninstall king And Its Dependencies
To uninstall king and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove king
Remove king Configurations and Data
To remove king configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge king
Remove king configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove king configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge king
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install king package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.