How To Install stlcmd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is stlcmd

stlcmd is:

stl_cmd is a suite of command line tools for generating, inspecting and manipulating STL files which are often used in 3D printing. The goal of this project is to be a resource for teaching terminal usage and some basic programming concepts in the 3D printing space. Imagine an assignment which involves building a brick wall. Students would need to use a combination of stl_cube, stl_transform and stl_merge. The commands could be combined in a bash or script with for and while loops, could accept input and use conditionals to affect the attributes of the wall.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install stlcmd

Install stlcmd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install stlcmd

Install stlcmd 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 stlcmd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install stlcmd

How To Uninstall stlcmd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove stlcmd

Uninstall stlcmd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove stlcmd

Remove stlcmd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge stlcmd

Remove stlcmd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stlcmd

Dependencies

stlcmd have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• stlcmd website

Summary

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