How To Install veusz on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install veusz on Kali Linux. veusz is 2D and 3D scientific plotting application with graphical interface

Introduction

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

What is veusz

veusz is:

Veusz is a 2D and 3D scientific plotting and graphing package, designed to produce publication-ready PDF, SVG, Postscript and bitmap output. Veusz provides a GUI, command line and scripting interface (based on Python) to its plotting facilities. The plots are built using an object-based system to provide a consistent interface.

This package includes the main executable, documentation and examples.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install veusz

Install veusz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install veusz

Install veusz 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 veusz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install veusz

How To Uninstall veusz on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove veusz

Uninstall veusz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove veusz

Remove veusz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge veusz

Remove veusz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge veusz

Dependencies

veusz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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