How To Install hugin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install hugin on Kali Linux. hugin is panorama photo stitcher - GUI tools

Introduction

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

What is hugin

hugin is:

Hugin is a panorama photo stitching program. Essentially, Hugin is a GUI frontend for Panorama Tools. Stitching is accomplished by using several overlapping photos taken from the same location, and using control points to align and transform the photos so that they can be blended together to form a larger image. Hugin allows for the easy creation of control points between two images, optimization of the image transforms, and much more.

This package includes the following graphical interfaces, using the command-line tools provided in the hugin-tools package:

  • hugin - Hugin panorama creator.
  • hugin_stitch_project - Hugin batch stitcher.
  • PTBatcherGUI - Batch controller for the stitching process.
  • calibrate_lens_gui - Lens calibration tool.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hugin

Install hugin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hugin

Install hugin 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 hugin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hugin

How To Uninstall hugin on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove hugin

Uninstall hugin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hugin

Remove hugin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hugin

Remove hugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hugin

Dependencies

hugin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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