How To Install libwpd-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpd-tools on Kali Linux. libwpd-tools is Tools from libwpd for converting WordPerfect to HTML/RAW/Text

Introduction

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

What is libwpd-tools

libwpd-tools is:

libwpd is a library for reading and writing WordPerfect(TM) documents. Importing from WordPerfect 4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11 and WordPerfect for Macintosh 1.x/2.x/3.5e files are supported. libwpd has complete support for the entire set of WordPerfect extended characters, too.

This package contains some little programs using libwpd to convert WordPerfect files into HTML/Raw files and Text.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwpd-tools

Install libwpd-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwpd-tools

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwpd-tools

How To Uninstall libwpd-tools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libwpd-tools

Uninstall libwpd-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwpd-tools

Remove libwpd-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwpd-tools

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

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

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

Dependencies

libwpd-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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