How To Install pagetools on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pagetools on Kali Linux.

What is pagetools

pagetools is:

This program determines the skew angle for text, and works with black/white images in TIFF or PBM format. To achieve this, it uses an original algorithm based on a fast implementation of the Radon transform. This program is part of the Page Layout Detection Tools project, which aims to automate the layout detection in scanned page images.

There are three methods to install pagetools 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 pagetools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pagetools

Install pagetools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pagetools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pagetools

Install pagetools 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 pagetools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pagetools

How To Uninstall pagetools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pagetools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pagetools

Uninstall pagetools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pagetools

Remove pagetools Configurations and Data

To remove pagetools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pagetools

Remove pagetools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pagetools

Dependencies

pagetools have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• pagetools website

Summary

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