How To Install synfigstudio on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install synfigstudio on Kali Linux. synfigstudio is vector-based 2D animation package (graphical user interface)

Introduction

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

What is `synfigstudio`

synfigstudio is:

synfig is a vector based 2D animation package. It is designed to be
capable of producing feature-film quality animation. It eliminates the
need for tweening, preventing the need to hand-draw each frame.

This package contains the graphical user interface for synfig.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install synfigstudio

Install synfigstudio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install synfigstudio

Install synfigstudio 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 synfigstudio using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install synfigstudio

How To Uninstall synfigstudio on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove synfigstudio

Uninstall synfigstudio And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove synfigstudio

Remove synfigstudio Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge synfigstudio

Remove synfigstudio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge synfigstudio

Dependencies

synfigstudio have the following dependencies:

References

synfigstudio website

Summary

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