How To Install cairosvg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cairosvg on Kali Linux. cairosvg is SVG to PDF/PS/PNG converter based on Cairo

Introduction

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

What is cairosvg

cairosvg is:

CairoSVG is a SVG converter based on Cairo. It can export SVG files to PDF, PostScript and PNG files. The main part of CairoSVG is a SVG parser, trying to follow the SVG 1.1 recommendation from the W3C. Once parsed, the result is drawn to a Cairo surface that can be exported to various formats: PDF, PostScript, PNG and even SVG.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cairosvg

Install cairosvg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cairosvg

Install cairosvg 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 cairosvg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cairosvg

How To Uninstall cairosvg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cairosvg

Uninstall cairosvg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cairosvg

Remove cairosvg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cairosvg

Remove cairosvg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cairosvg

Dependencies

cairosvg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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