How To Install gdis-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdis-data on Kali Linux.

What is gdis-data

gdis-data is:

A GTK+ based program for the display and manipulation of
isolated molecules, periodic systems and crystalline habits.
It is in development, but is nonetheless fairly functional.

This package contains the GDIS data files.

There are three methods to install gdis-data 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 gdis-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gdis-data

Install gdis-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gdis-data

Install gdis-data 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 gdis-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gdis-data

How To Uninstall gdis-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gdis-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gdis-data

Uninstall gdis-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdis-data

Remove gdis-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gdis-data

Remove gdis-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdis-data

Dependencies

gdis-data have the following dependencies:

References

• gdis-data website

Summary

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