How To Install openscad-mcad on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openscad-mcad on Kali Linux.

What is openscad-mcad

openscad-mcad is:

The MCAD library is a collection of modules and functions for OpenSCAD. It contains boxes, gears, screws, and several generic shapes.

The library is a kind of a standard library for OpenSCAD.

There are three methods to install openscad-mcad 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-mcad Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openscad-mcad

Install openscad-mcad Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openscad-mcad

Install openscad-mcad 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 openscad-mcad using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openscad-mcad

How To Uninstall openscad-mcad on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the openscad-mcad package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openscad-mcad

Uninstall openscad-mcad And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openscad-mcad

Remove openscad-mcad Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge openscad-mcad

Remove openscad-mcad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openscad-mcad

Dependencies

openscad-mcad have the following dependencies:

References

• openscad-mcad website

Summary

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