How To Install visolate on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is visolate

visolate is:

Visolate reads the gerber files describing printed circuit boards and converts them into the G-code (RS-274 code) needed to engrave the layout into a board using a CNC machine. Precise renditions of the original layout can be created as well as voronoi fillings of the original layout, shortening the toolpath.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install visolate

Install visolate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install visolate

Install visolate 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 visolate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install visolate

How To Uninstall visolate on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove visolate

Uninstall visolate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove visolate

Remove visolate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge visolate

Remove visolate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge visolate

Dependencies

visolate have the following dependencies:

• libcommons-cli-java
• libjava3d-java
• libvecmath-java

References

• visolate website

Summary

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