How To Install openscad-testing on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is openscad-testing

openscad-testing is:

OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It focuses on CAD aspects rather than artistic ones.

This package contains all programs required to run the test suites.

There are three methods to install openscad-testing 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-testing 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-testing using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openscad-testing

Install openscad-testing Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openscad-testing

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

sudo aptitude -y install openscad-testing

How To Uninstall openscad-testing on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove openscad-testing

Uninstall openscad-testing And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openscad-testing

Remove openscad-testing Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge openscad-testing

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

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

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

Dependencies

openscad-testing have the following dependencies:

• openscad
• openscad-testing-data
• python3
• cmake
• imagemagick
• xserver-xorg-core
• xauth
• ghostscript
• unzip
• libgl1-mesa-dri

References

• openscad-testing website

Summary

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