How To Install printrun on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install printrun on Kali Linux. printrun is 3D printer hosts suite

Introduction

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

What is printrun

printrun is:

Printrun is a full suite of host interfaces for 3D printers and CNC, consisting of:

  • printcore, a standalone non-interactive G-Code sender
  • pronsole, an interactive command-line host
  • pronterface, a graphical host software with the same functionality as pronsole

Together with Slic3r they form a powerful 3d printing toolchain.

This metapackage pulls all Printrun suite components.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install printrun

Install printrun Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install printrun

Install printrun 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 printrun using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install printrun

How To Uninstall printrun on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove printrun

Uninstall printrun And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove printrun

Remove printrun Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge printrun

Remove printrun configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge printrun

Dependencies

printrun have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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