Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install prerex on Kali Linux.
What is prerex
prerex is:
prerex is an editor for creating esthetically pleasing course prerequisite
charts using the TikZ LaTeX package.
The editor supports add, remove, cut-and-paste, and edit operations on
diagram elements, and shifts of a list of specified elements or the
entire diagram. The edited diagram may be saved, re-processed, and viewed in
a PDF viewer, without exiting the editor.
Course prerequisite charts allow students to easily determine which
prerequisites, corequisites and recommended prerequisites they need for a
given course and their time slots. Course prerequisite charts also highlight
the courses required by a degree.
prerex is used by departments in several universities, including Queen’s
University and Suffolk University.
There are three methods to install prerex 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 prerex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install prerex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install prerexInstall prerex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install prerex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install prerexInstall prerex 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install prerex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install prerex
How To Uninstall prerex on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the prerex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove prerex
Uninstall prerex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall prerex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove prerex
Remove prerex Configurations and Data
To remove prerex configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge prerex
Remove prerex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove prerex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge prerex
Dependencies
prerex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install prerex package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
