How To Install katarakt on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install katarakt on Debian 12.
What is katarakt
katarakt is:
It’s a PDF viewer. It views PDFs.
There are currently two layouts. The presentation layout is very simple and only supports scrolling on a per page basis. As the name suggests the current page is displayed in the center and zoomed to fit the window. It is active by default.
The grid layout is much more advanced and offers continuous (smooth, per pixel) scrolling, zooming and adjusting the column count. Pages keep their correct relative size and are shown in a grid.
There are three methods to install katarakt on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install katarakt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install katarakt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install katarakt
Install katarakt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install katarakt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install katarakt
Install katarakt Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install katarakt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install katarakt
How To Uninstall katarakt on Debian 12
To uninstall only the katarakt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove katarakt
Uninstall katarakt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall katarakt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove katarakt
Remove katarakt Configurations and Data
To remove katarakt configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge katarakt
Remove katarakt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove katarakt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge katarakt
Dependencies
katarakt have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libpoppler-qt5-1
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5network5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5xml5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install katarakt package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.