How To Install enscript on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install enscript on Kali Linux. enscript is converts text to Postscript, HTML or RTF with syntax highlighting

Introduction

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

What is enscript

enscript is:

GNU Enscript takes ASCII files (often source code) and converts them to PostScript, HTML or RTF. It can store generated output to a file or send it directly to the printer.

It is often used for its syntax highlighting, as it comes with rules for a wide range of programming languages. New rules can be added using an awk-like stateful scripting language.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install enscript

Install enscript Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install enscript

Install enscript 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 enscript using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install enscript

How To Uninstall enscript on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove enscript

Uninstall enscript And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove enscript

Remove enscript Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge enscript

Remove enscript configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge enscript

Dependencies

enscript have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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