How To Install ghostscript-doc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghostscript-doc on Kali Linux.
What is ghostscript-doc
ghostscript-doc is:
GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing. Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
This package contains documentation for GPL Ghostscript, mainly targeted developers and advanced users.
There are three methods to install ghostscript-doc 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 ghostscript-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ghostscript-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ghostscript-docInstall ghostscript-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ghostscript-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ghostscript-docInstall ghostscript-doc 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ghostscript-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ghostscript-docHow To Uninstall ghostscript-doc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ghostscript-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ghostscript-docUninstall ghostscript-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ghostscript-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghostscript-docRemove ghostscript-doc Configurations and Data
To remove ghostscript-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ghostscript-docRemove ghostscript-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ghostscript-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghostscript-docDependencies
ghostscript-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghostscript-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.