How To Install libhpdf-2.3.0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhpdf-2.3.0 on Kali Linux. libhpdf-2.3.0 is C library for generating pdf files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhpdf-2.3.0 on Kali Linux.

What is libhpdf-2.3.0

libhpdf-2.3.0 is:

Haru is a free, cross platform, open-source C library for generating PDF files. It supports the following features:

  1. Generation of PDF files with lines, text and images.
  2. Outlines, text and link annotations.
  3. Document compression using deflate-decode.
  4. Embedded PNG and Jpeg images.
  5. Embedded Type1 and TrueType fonts.
  6. Creation of encrypted PDF files.
  7. Usage of various character sets (ISO8859-1~16, MSCP1250~8, KOI8-R).
  8. Support for CJK fonts and encodings.

There are three methods to install libhpdf-2.3.0 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 libhpdf-2.3.0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhpdf-2.3.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhpdf-2.3.0

Install libhpdf-2.3.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhpdf-2.3.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhpdf-2.3.0

Install libhpdf-2.3.0 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 libhpdf-2.3.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhpdf-2.3.0

How To Uninstall libhpdf-2.3.0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libhpdf-2.3.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhpdf-2.3.0

Uninstall libhpdf-2.3.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhpdf-2.3.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhpdf-2.3.0

Remove libhpdf-2.3.0 Configurations and Data

To remove libhpdf-2.3.0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhpdf-2.3.0

Remove libhpdf-2.3.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhpdf-2.3.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhpdf-2.3.0

Dependencies

libhpdf-2.3.0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhpdf-2.3.0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.