How To Install pdfsam on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfsam
on Kali Linux.
What is pdfsam
pdfsam is:
PDF Split and Merge is a very simple, easy to use, free, open source utility to split and merge pdf files. It has a simple graphical interface to let the user choose pdf files, split or merge them.
There are three methods to install pdfsam
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 pdfsam Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pdfsam
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdfsam
Install pdfsam Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdfsam
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdfsam
Install pdfsam 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 pdfsam
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdfsam
How To Uninstall pdfsam on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the pdfsam
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdfsam
Uninstall pdfsam And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdfsam
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdfsam
Remove pdfsam Configurations and Data
To remove pdfsam
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdfsam
Remove pdfsam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdfsam
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdfsam
Dependencies
pdfsam have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfsam
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.