How To Install libhpdf-dev on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is libhpdf-dev

libhpdf-dev 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. This package contains the header files for developing with libharu.

There are three methods to install libhpdf-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhpdf-dev

Install libhpdf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhpdf-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libhpdf-dev

How To Uninstall libhpdf-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libhpdf-dev

Uninstall libhpdf-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhpdf-dev

Remove libhpdf-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libhpdf-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libhpdf-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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