How To Install spview on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install spview on Kali Linux. spview is Spectrum Viewer

Introduction

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

What is spview

spview is:

SPVIEW is a multiplatform Java application that allows graphical assignment of high-resolution molecular spectra. It is possible to load, display and manipulate experimental and simulated spectra (XY ASCII format) as well as stick spectra in various formats (including HITRAN format).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install spview

Install spview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install spview

Install spview 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 spview using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install spview

How To Uninstall spview on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove spview

Uninstall spview And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove spview

Remove spview Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge spview

Remove spview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spview

Dependencies

spview have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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