How To Install libvtk7.1p-qt on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtk7.1p-qt on Kali Linux.
What is libvtk7.1p-qt
libvtk7.1p-qt is:
The Visualization Toolkit (VTK) is an open-source software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization.
This package provides the shared libraries needed to run C++ programs that use VTK. Qt files
There are three methods to install libvtk7.1p-qt 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 libvtk7.1p-qt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvtk7.1p-qt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvtk7.1p-qtInstall libvtk7.1p-qt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvtk7.1p-qt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvtk7.1p-qtInstall libvtk7.1p-qt 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvtk7.1p-qt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvtk7.1p-qtHow To Uninstall libvtk7.1p-qt on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvtk7.1p-qt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvtk7.1p-qtUninstall libvtk7.1p-qt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvtk7.1p-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvtk7.1p-qtRemove libvtk7.1p-qt Configurations and Data
To remove libvtk7.1p-qt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvtk7.1p-qtRemove libvtk7.1p-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvtk7.1p-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvtk7.1p-qtDependencies
libvtk7.1p-qt have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvtk7.1p-qt package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
