How To Install gnome-hwp-support on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-hwp-support on Kali Linux. gnome-hwp-support is HWP document integration for GNOME desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-hwp-support on Kali Linux.

What is gnome-hwp-support

gnome-hwp-support is:

This is a collection of software for integrating HWP documents in GNOME desktop. It includes:

  • thumbnailer which generates thumbnails of HWP documents.
  • Nautilus properties page for HWP documents.

There are three methods to install gnome-hwp-support 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 gnome-hwp-support Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-hwp-support

Install gnome-hwp-support Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-hwp-support using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnome-hwp-support

Install gnome-hwp-support 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 gnome-hwp-support using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-hwp-support

How To Uninstall gnome-hwp-support on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnome-hwp-support package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-hwp-support

Uninstall gnome-hwp-support And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-hwp-support

Remove gnome-hwp-support Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-hwp-support configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-hwp-support

Remove gnome-hwp-support configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnome-hwp-support configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-hwp-support

Dependencies

gnome-hwp-support have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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