How To Install pdfid on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfid
on Kali Linux.
What is pdfid
pdfid is:
This tool is not a PDF parser, but it will scan a file to look for certain PDF keywords, allowing you to identify PDF documents that contain (for example) JavaScript or execute an action when opened. PDFiD will also handle name obfuscation.
There are three methods to install pdfid
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 pdfid Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pdfid
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdfid
Install pdfid Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdfid
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdfid
Install pdfid 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 pdfid
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdfid
How To Uninstall pdfid on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the pdfid
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdfid
Uninstall pdfid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdfid
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdfid
Remove pdfid Configurations and Data
To remove pdfid
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdfid
Remove pdfid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdfid
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdfid
Dependencies
pdfid have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfid
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.