How To Install xfig-libs on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfig-libs on Kali Linux.

What is xfig-libs

xfig-libs is:

XFig is a menu-driven tool that allows the user to draw and manipulate objects interactively in an X window. The resulting pictures can be saved. If the fig2dev program is installed, which is contained in the fig2dev package, the pictures can be printed on postscript printers or converted to a variety of other formats (e.g. to allow inclusion in LaTeX documents or web pages).

This package contains several clip art libraries including arrows, flowcharts, charts, labels, knitting, GUI, chemical process flowsheets, logic, digital signal processing, Entity Relationship diagrams, UML, electronic, electrical, hospital equipment, structural analysis, optics, audiovisual objects, computers, networks, mechanical (DIN), music, welding, office equipment, furniture, buildings, flags, maps and several examples.

There are three methods to install xfig-libs 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 xfig-libs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xfig-libs

Install xfig-libs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xfig-libs

Install xfig-libs 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 xfig-libs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfig-libs

How To Uninstall xfig-libs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xfig-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfig-libs

Uninstall xfig-libs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfig-libs

Remove xfig-libs Configurations and Data

To remove xfig-libs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfig-libs

Remove xfig-libs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfig-libs

Dependencies

xfig-libs have the following dependencies:

References

• xfig-libs website

Summary

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