How To Install openscad on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openscad on Kali Linux.
What is openscad
openscad is:
OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It focuses on CAD aspects rather than artistic ones.
OpenSCAD is not an interactive modeller. Instead it is something like a 3D-compiler that reads in a script file that describes the object and renders the 3D model from this script. This gives the designer full control over the modelling process and enables him to easily change any step in the modelling process or make designes that are defined by configurable parameters.
There are three methods to install openscad 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 openscad Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openscad using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openscadInstall openscad Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openscad using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openscadInstall openscad 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 openscad using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openscadHow To Uninstall openscad on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the openscad package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openscadUninstall openscad And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openscad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openscadRemove openscad Configurations and Data
To remove openscad configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openscadRemove openscad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openscad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openscadDependencies
openscad have the following dependencies:
- lib3mf1
- libboost-filesystem1.74.0
- libboost-program-options1.74.0
- libboost-regex1.74.0-icu67
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libdouble-conversion3
- libfontconfig1
- libfreetype6
- libgcc-s1
- libgl1
- libglew2.1
- libglib2.0-0
- libglu1-mesa
- libgmp10
- libharfbuzz0b
- libmpfr6
- libopencsg1
- libqscintilla2-qt5-15
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libqt5gamepad5
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5multimedia5
- libqt5network5
- libqt5widgets5
- libspnav0
- libstdc++6
- libx11-6
- libxml2
- libzip4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openscad package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.