How To Install g3dviewer on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install g3dviewer
on Kali Linux.
What is g3dviewer
g3dviewer is:
G3DViewer is a 3D file viewer for GTK+ supporting a variety of file types by using the LibG3D plugin facility. Models can be inspected and rendered using OpenGL. Rendering options includes wireframe rendering, shadows, isometric view, specular lightning, and textures.
See ’libg3d-plugin*’ for supported formats.
There are three methods to install g3dviewer
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 g3dviewer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install g3dviewer
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install g3dviewer
Install g3dviewer Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install g3dviewer
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install g3dviewer
Install g3dviewer 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 g3dviewer
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install g3dviewer
How To Uninstall g3dviewer on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the g3dviewer
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove g3dviewer
Uninstall g3dviewer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall g3dviewer
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove g3dviewer
Remove g3dviewer Configurations and Data
To remove g3dviewer
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge g3dviewer
Remove g3dviewer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove g3dviewer
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge g3dviewer
Dependencies
g3dviewer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install g3dviewer
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.