How To Install ditaa on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ditaa on Kali Linux. ditaa is convert ASCII diagrams into proper bitmap graphics

Introduction

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

What is `ditaa`

ditaa is:

DiTAA is a small command-line utility that can convert diagrams drawn using
ASCII art (“drawings” that contain characters that resemble lines, like | /
and -), into proper bitmap graphics.

DiTAA also uses special markup syntax to increase the possibilities of shapes
and symbols that can be rendered.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ditaa

Install ditaa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ditaa

Install ditaa 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 ditaa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ditaa

How To Uninstall ditaa on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ditaa

Uninstall ditaa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ditaa

Remove ditaa Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ditaa

Remove ditaa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ditaa

Dependencies

ditaa have the following dependencies:

References

ditaa website

Summary

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