How To Install tgif on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tgif on Kali Linux. tgif is 2D vector graphic drawing tool using Xlib

Introduction

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

What is tgif

tgif is:

Tgif (originally the “Tangram Graphic Interface Facility”) is a classic drawing program for 2D vector graphics. Image objects can be hierarchically constructed out of primitives such as polygons, text, and splines (though the splines Tgif draws are not B?zier curves).

It natively supports PostScript formats suitable for LaTeX, as well as X11 bitmap or (version 1) pixmap formats. Other vector and raster image formats such as SVG and PNG can be handled via filters.

Tgif stores drawings as .obj files and individual building-block objects as .sym files, both in Prolog-compatible fact file format.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tgif

Install tgif Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tgif

Install tgif 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 tgif using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tgif

How To Uninstall tgif on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tgif

Uninstall tgif And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tgif

Remove tgif Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tgif

Remove tgif configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tgif

Dependencies

tgif have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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