How To Install xplanet-images on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xplanet-images on Kali Linux.

What is xplanet-images

xplanet-images is:

Xplanet renders an image of a planet into an X window or a file.

In order to run xplanet, you’ll need at least one map file. This package includes some map files that can be used with xplanet.

There are three methods to install xplanet-images 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 xplanet-images Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xplanet-images

Install xplanet-images Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xplanet-images

Install xplanet-images 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 xplanet-images using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xplanet-images

How To Uninstall xplanet-images on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xplanet-images package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xplanet-images

Uninstall xplanet-images And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xplanet-images

Remove xplanet-images Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xplanet-images

Remove xplanet-images configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xplanet-images

Dependencies

xplanet-images have the following dependencies:

References

• xplanet-images website

Summary

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