How To Install psurface on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is psurface

psurface is:

Psurface is a C++ library that handles piecewise linear bijections between triangulated surfaces. These surfaces can be of arbitrary shape and need not even be manifolds.

This package contains several utilities for working with psurface.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install psurface

Install psurface Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install psurface

Install psurface 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 psurface using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install psurface

How To Uninstall psurface on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove psurface

Uninstall psurface And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove psurface

Remove psurface Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge psurface

Remove psurface configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge psurface

Dependencies

psurface have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• psurface website

Summary

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