How To Install kst on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is kst

kst is:

Kst is a fast real-time large-dataset viewing and plotting tool. It has basic data analysis functionality, contains many powerful built-in features and is expandable with plugins and extensions.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kst

Install kst Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kst

Install kst 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 kst using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kst

How To Uninstall kst on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove kst

Uninstall kst And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kst

Remove kst Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kst

Remove kst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kst

Dependencies

kst have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcfitsio9
• libgcc-s1
• libgetdata++7
• libgsl25
• libmatio11
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5network5
• libqt5printsupport5
• libqt5widgets5
• libqt5xml5
• libstdc++6

References

• kst website

Summary

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