How To Install vprerex on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vprerex

vprerex is:

vprerex provides a Qt interface to prerex by integrating the prerex editor with a PDF viewer. This allows conveying coordinates of course boxes, arrows and background points back to prerex through the use of the clipboard.

prerex is an editor for creating esthetically pleasing course prerequisite charts using the TikZ LaTeX package.

Course prerequisite charts allow students to easily determine which prerequisites, corequisites and recommended prerequisites they need for a given course and their time slots. Course prerequisite charts also highlight the courses required by a degree.

prerex is used by departments in several universities, including Queen’s University and Suffolk University.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vprerex

Install vprerex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vprerex

Install vprerex 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 vprerex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vprerex

How To Uninstall vprerex on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vprerex

Uninstall vprerex And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vprerex

Remove vprerex Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vprerex

Remove vprerex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vprerex

Dependencies

vprerex have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• vprerex website

Summary

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