How To Install tunnelx on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is tunnelx

tunnelx is:

Tunnel enables you to draw cave surveys based on Survex-compatible centreline data. Drawings will be adjusted to fit if the underlying data moves due to loop closures. Original drawings/scans/pockettopo imports can be used as a basis to draw over. Complex multi-layered surveys can be drawn, with flexible facilties for colour-grouping and adding images or background maps. The application can use data stored online and works on all major platforms.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tunnelx

Install tunnelx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tunnelx

Install tunnelx 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 tunnelx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tunnelx

How To Uninstall tunnelx on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tunnelx

Uninstall tunnelx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tunnelx

Remove tunnelx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tunnelx

Remove tunnelx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tunnelx

Dependencies

tunnelx have the following dependencies:

• default-jre
• jarwrapper

References

• tunnelx website

Summary

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