How To Install claws-mail-pdf-viewer on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-pdf-viewer on Kali Linux.
What is claws-mail-pdf-viewer
This plugin allows Claws Mail to view PDF and PostScript files attached to mails in the message window.
PostScript requires ‘gs’ tool to be available for conversion, otherwise plugin will only be able to display PDF attachments.
There are three ways to install claws-mail-pdf-viewer 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 claws-mail-pdf-viewer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-pdf-viewer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install claws-mail-pdf-viewer
Install claws-mail-pdf-viewer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-pdf-viewer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install claws-mail-pdf-viewer
Install claws-mail-pdf-viewer Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 claws-mail-pdf-viewer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install claws-mail-pdf-viewer
How To Uninstall claws-mail-pdf-viewer on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the claws-mail-pdf-viewer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove claws-mail-pdf-viewer
Uninstall claws-mail-pdf-viewer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall claws-mail-pdf-viewer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove claws-mail-pdf-viewer
Remove claws-mail-pdf-viewer Configurations and Data
To remove claws-mail-pdf-viewer configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge claws-mail-pdf-viewer
Remove claws-mail-pdf-viewer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove claws-mail-pdf-viewer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge claws-mail-pdf-viewer
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-pdf-viewer using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.