How To Install epstool on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install epstool on Kali Linux. epstool is edit preview images and fix bounding boxes in EPS files

Introduction

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

What is epstool

epstool is:

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files may contain a preview to be used by programs that can’t interpret the PostScript code. epstool can create and extract such previews.

epstool can also calculate an optimal bounding box for an EPS file.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install epstool

Install epstool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install epstool

Install epstool 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 epstool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install epstool

How To Uninstall epstool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove epstool

Uninstall epstool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove epstool

Remove epstool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge epstool

Remove epstool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge epstool

Dependencies

epstool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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