How To Install termtosvg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install termtosvg on Kali Linux. termtosvg is record terminal sessions as standalone SVG animations

Introduction

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

What is termtosvg

termtosvg is:

termtosvg is a Unix terminal recorder written in Python that renders command line sessions as standalone SVG animations. Features:

  • Produce lightweight and clean looking animations embeddable on a project page
  • Custom color themes, terminal UI and animation controls via SVG templates
  • Compatible with asciinema recording format

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install termtosvg

Install termtosvg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install termtosvg

Install termtosvg 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 termtosvg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install termtosvg

How To Uninstall termtosvg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove termtosvg

Uninstall termtosvg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove termtosvg

Remove termtosvg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge termtosvg

Remove termtosvg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge termtosvg

Dependencies

termtosvg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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