How To Install asymptote on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is asymptote

asymptote is:

Asymptote is a powerful script-based vector graphics language for technical
drawings, inspired by MetaPost but with an improved C++-like syntax.
Asymptote provides for figures the same high-quality level of typesetting that
LaTeX does for scientific text.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install asymptote

Install asymptote Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install asymptote

Install asymptote 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 asymptote using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install asymptote

How To Uninstall asymptote on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove asymptote

Uninstall asymptote And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove asymptote

Remove asymptote Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge asymptote

Remove asymptote configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge asymptote

Dependencies

asymptote have the following dependencies:

• tex-common
• python3

References

• asymptote website

Summary

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