How To Install fbreader on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fbreader on Kali Linux. fbreader is e-book reader

Introduction

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

What is fbreader

fbreader is:

FBReader is an e-book reader.

Main features:

  • supports several open e-book formats: fb2, html, chm, plucker, palmdoc, ztxt, tcr (psion text), rtf, oeb, openreader, non-DRM’ed mobipocket, plain text, epub, eReader
  • reads directly from tar, zip, gzip, bzip2 archives (you can have several books in one archive)
  • supports a structured view of your e-book collection
  • automatically determines encodings
  • automatically generates a table of contents
  • keeps the last open book and the last read positions for all open books between runs
  • automatic hyphenation (patterns for several languages are included)
  • searching and downloading books from www.feedbooks.com and www.litres.ru
  • partial CSS support for epub files

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fbreader

Install fbreader Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fbreader

Install fbreader 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 fbreader using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fbreader

How To Uninstall fbreader on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fbreader

Uninstall fbreader And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fbreader

Remove fbreader Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fbreader

Remove fbreader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fbreader

Dependencies

fbreader have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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