How To Install pronterface on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pronterface on Kali Linux. pronterface is Graphical 3D printer host

Introduction

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

What is pronterface

pronterface 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 package contains scripts and metadata for pronterface, a graphical 3D printer host.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pronterface

Install pronterface Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pronterface

Install pronterface 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 pronterface using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pronterface

How To Uninstall pronterface on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pronterface

Uninstall pronterface And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pronterface

Remove pronterface Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pronterface

Remove pronterface configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pronterface

Dependencies

pronterface have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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