How To Install libopencsg-example on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencsg-example on Kali Linux. libopencsg-example is image-based CSG library using OpenGL (example program)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopencsg-example on Kali Linux.

What is libopencsg-example

libopencsg-example is:

OpenCSG is a library for CSG (Constructive Solid Geometry) that can combine geometric primitives to more complex objects, for example the difference between two primitives. Instead of explicitly calculating the shape of the resulting object, it uses OpenGL’s z-buffer to render the image.

OpenCSG implements both the Goldfeather and the SCS algorithm.

This package contains a OpenCSG demo program.

There are three methods to install libopencsg-example 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 libopencsg-example Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libopencsg-example

Install libopencsg-example Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libopencsg-example

Install libopencsg-example 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 libopencsg-example using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopencsg-example

How To Uninstall libopencsg-example on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libopencsg-example package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopencsg-example

Uninstall libopencsg-example And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopencsg-example

Remove libopencsg-example Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libopencsg-example

Remove libopencsg-example configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopencsg-example

Dependencies

libopencsg-example have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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