How To Install katarakt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install katarakt on Kali Linux. katarakt is simple PDF viewer with two layouts

Introduction

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

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 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 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 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 katarakt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install katarakt

How To Uninstall katarakt on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove katarakt

Remove katarakt Configurations and Data

To remove katarakt configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

References

Summary

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