How To Install libqxp-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqxp-tools on Kali Linux. libqxp-tools is library for reading and converting QuarkXPress files – tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqxp-tools on Kali Linux.

What is libqxp-tools

libqxp-tools is:

libqxp is a library and a set of tools for reading and converting QuarkXPress file format. It supports versions 3.1-4.1 currently.

This package contains the qxp2raw, qxp2svg and qxp2text tools.

There are three methods to install libqxp-tools 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 libqxp-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libqxp-tools

Install libqxp-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqxp-tools

Install libqxp-tools 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 libqxp-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqxp-tools

How To Uninstall libqxp-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libqxp-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqxp-tools

Uninstall libqxp-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqxp-tools

Remove libqxp-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqxp-tools

Remove libqxp-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqxp-tools

Dependencies

libqxp-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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