How To Install libwpg-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpg-tools on Kali Linux. libwpg-tools is Tools from libwpg for converting WP Graphics to Raw/SVG

Introduction

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

What is libwpg-tools

libwpg-tools is:

Libwpg is a collection of library and tools to work with graphics in WPG (WordPerfect Graphics) format. WPG is the format used among others in Corel software, such as WordPerfect(tm) and Presentations(tm).

This package contains some little programs using libwps to convert WordPerfect Graphics into Raw and SVG files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwpg-tools

Install libwpg-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwpg-tools

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

sudo aptitude -y install libwpg-tools

How To Uninstall libwpg-tools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libwpg-tools

Uninstall libwpg-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwpg-tools

Remove libwpg-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libwpg-tools

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

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

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

Dependencies

libwpg-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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