How To Install yorick-gl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install yorick-gl on Kali Linux. yorick-gl is OpenGL 3D graphics support for the Yorick language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yorick-gl on Kali Linux.

What is yorick-gl

yorick-gl is:

This is a compiled add-on for yorick (an interpreted computer language specialized for numerical and scientific problems). Yorick-gl adds support for OpenGL 3D graphics.

There are three methods to install yorick-gl 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 yorick-gl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yorick-gl

Install yorick-gl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yorick-gl

Install yorick-gl 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 yorick-gl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yorick-gl

How To Uninstall yorick-gl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the yorick-gl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove yorick-gl

Uninstall yorick-gl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yorick-gl

Remove yorick-gl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge yorick-gl

Remove yorick-gl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yorick-gl

Dependencies

yorick-gl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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