How To Install libgv-lua on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgv-lua on Kali Linux. libgv-lua is Lua bindings for graphviz

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgv-lua on Kali Linux.

What is libgv-lua

libgv-lua is:

Graphviz is a set of graph drawing tools. See the description of the graphviz package for a full description.

This package contains the lua5.2 bindings.

There are three methods to install libgv-lua 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 libgv-lua Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgv-lua

Install libgv-lua Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgv-lua

Install libgv-lua 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 libgv-lua using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgv-lua

How To Uninstall libgv-lua on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgv-lua package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgv-lua

Uninstall libgv-lua And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgv-lua

Remove libgv-lua Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgv-lua

Remove libgv-lua configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgv-lua

Dependencies

libgv-lua have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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