How To Install librecad on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is librecad

librecad is:

LibreCAD is an application for computer aided design (CAD) in two dimensions (2D). With LibreCAD you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schematics and diagrams.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install librecad

Install librecad Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librecad

Install librecad 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 librecad using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librecad

How To Uninstall librecad on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove librecad

Uninstall librecad And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librecad

Remove librecad Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librecad

Remove librecad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librecad

Dependencies

librecad have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libmuparser2v5
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5printsupport5
• libqt5svg5
• libqt5widgets5
• libstdc++6
• librecad-data

References

• librecad website

Summary

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