How To Install libdxflib3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdxflib3 on Kali Linux. libdxflib3 is Library for reading and writing DXF files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdxflib3 on Kali Linux.

What is libdxflib3

libdxflib3 is:

dxflib is a C++ library for reading and writing DXF files. When reading DXF files, dxflib parses the file and calls functions that you define in your own C++ class for adding entities, layers, etc.

There are three methods to install libdxflib3 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 libdxflib3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdxflib3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdxflib3

Install libdxflib3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdxflib3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdxflib3

Install libdxflib3 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 libdxflib3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdxflib3

How To Uninstall libdxflib3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdxflib3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdxflib3

Uninstall libdxflib3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdxflib3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdxflib3

Remove libdxflib3 Configurations and Data

To remove libdxflib3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdxflib3

Remove libdxflib3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdxflib3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdxflib3

Dependencies

libdxflib3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdxflib3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.