How To Install sunflow on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is sunflow

sunflow is:

Sunflow is an open source rendering system for photo-realistic image synthesis. It is written in Java and built around a flexible ray tracing core and an extensible object-oriented design. It was created as a framework for experimenting with global illumination algorithms and new surface shading models.

This package contains the sunflow GUI.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sunflow

Install sunflow Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sunflow

Install sunflow 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 sunflow using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sunflow

How To Uninstall sunflow on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sunflow

Uninstall sunflow And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sunflow

Remove sunflow Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sunflow

Remove sunflow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sunflow

Dependencies

sunflow have the following dependencies:

• default-jre
• libsunflow-java
• python3

References

• sunflow website

Summary

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