How To Install rasterview on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rasterview on Kali Linux.
What is rasterview
rasterview is:
RasterView is a CUPS, PWG, and Apple raster file viewing application. It basically allows you to look at the raster data produced by any of the standard CUPS RIP filters (cgpdftoraster, imagetoraster, pdftoraster, and pstoraster) and is normally used to either test those filters or look at the data that is being sent to your raster printer driver.
There are three methods to install rasterview 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 rasterview Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rasterview using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rasterviewInstall rasterview Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rasterview using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rasterviewInstall rasterview 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rasterview using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rasterviewHow To Uninstall rasterview on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the rasterview package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rasterviewUninstall rasterview And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rasterview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rasterviewRemove rasterview Configurations and Data
To remove rasterview configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rasterviewRemove rasterview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rasterview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rasterviewDependencies
rasterview have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rasterview package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
