How To Install slang-xfig on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-xfig on Kali Linux.

What is slang-xfig

slang-xfig is:

SLxfig is a S-Lang module that produces plots, drawings, etc in a variety of formats (.ps, .eps, .png, .jpeg, etc). It accomplishes this via S-Lang scripts that automatically run Xfig’s fig2dev and LaTeX to produce the desired output format.

There are three methods to install slang-xfig 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 slang-xfig Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install slang-xfig

Install slang-xfig Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install slang-xfig

Install slang-xfig 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 slang-xfig using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slang-xfig

How To Uninstall slang-xfig on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the slang-xfig package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove slang-xfig

Uninstall slang-xfig And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slang-xfig

Remove slang-xfig Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge slang-xfig

Remove slang-xfig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slang-xfig

Dependencies

slang-xfig have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libslang2
• fig2dev

References

• slang-xfig website

Summary

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