How-to Install Processing on Kali Linux and Getting-Started Easily

January 19th, 2015 by thelinuxevangelist

The Linux Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install Processing 3 on Linux Kali 1.x/2.x/2016 i386/amd64 Desktop.

All the Steps Involved in Getting-Started with a Productive Art Generation Processing 3 Environment are Clearly Described.

The Installation of Oracle Java is Required for Coding in Java with Processing 3 Sketches.

The Instructions, Commands and Descriptions for Install Processing on Kali Guide are Expressly Reduced so to Give Focus only the Essentials.

Open a Command Line Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
Download the Latest Processing 3 Release for Linux:

Processing Linux .tgz

Processing for Linux.
Double-Click or Right-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
Check if Oracle Java JRE is Installed
```
java -version
```
How-to Install Required Oracle Java JRE 8 on Linux: SetUp Java Oracle JRE 8 on Linux.
Fixing Java for Processing
Remove the Bundle Java release:
```
sudo rm -rf /tmp/processing*/java
```
Symlinking the Oracle JRE Installation:
```
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/[jre1.X] \
/tmp/processing*/java
```
To finds the [jre1.X] Value to be replaced:
```
ls /usr/lib/jvm
```
Relocate Processing

Fix the Permissions with:
```
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/processing*
```
Then Switch the contents:
```
sudo mv /tmp/processing* /opt/processing
```
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution

How-to Add Processing to Kali Path

su -c "ln -s /opt/processing/processing \
/usr/local/bin/processing"

Running Processing Sketch from Shell:
```
processing
```
Processing How-to Getting-Started Using Libraries:

Processing Quick Tutorials

Installing Processing Libraries.
How-to Create an Application Launcher for Quick-Starting:

Linux Desktops How-Launcher

Linux Desktop App Launcher.

So Now Thanks to the Processing Foundation You Should Finally Fully Enjoy the Processing Experience on Kali Linux ;)