How To Install jbig2dec on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install jbig2dec on Kali Linux. jbig2dec is JBIG2 decoder library - tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jbig2dec on Kali Linux.

What is jbig2dec

jbig2dec is:

jbig2dec is a decoder library and example utility implementing the JBIG2 bi-level image compression spec. Also known as ITU T.88 and ISO IEC 14492, and included by reference in Adobe’s PDF version 1.4 and later.

This package contains the command-line utility jbig2dec.

There are three methods to install jbig2dec 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 jbig2dec Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install jbig2dec using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install jbig2dec

Install jbig2dec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install jbig2dec using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install jbig2dec

Install jbig2dec 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 jbig2dec using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jbig2dec

How To Uninstall jbig2dec on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the jbig2dec package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jbig2dec

Uninstall jbig2dec And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jbig2dec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jbig2dec

Remove jbig2dec Configurations and Data

To remove jbig2dec configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jbig2dec

Remove jbig2dec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove jbig2dec configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jbig2dec

Dependencies

jbig2dec have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jbig2dec package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.