How To Install pdf-presenter-console on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdf-presenter-console on Kali Linux. pdf-presenter-console is multi-monitor presentation tool (ala Keynote) for PDF files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdf-presenter-console on Kali Linux.

What is pdf-presenter-console

pdf-presenter-console is:

PPC is a viewer for PDF which uses Keynote-like multi-monitor output to provide meta information to the speaker. It can show a normal presentation window on one screen and a more sophisticated overview on the other, with information like a picture of the next slide and a clock with the time remaining.

There are three methods to install pdf-presenter-console 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 pdf-presenter-console Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pdf-presenter-console

Install pdf-presenter-console Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pdf-presenter-console using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pdf-presenter-console

Install pdf-presenter-console 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 pdf-presenter-console using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pdf-presenter-console

How To Uninstall pdf-presenter-console on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pdf-presenter-console package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pdf-presenter-console

Uninstall pdf-presenter-console And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdf-presenter-console

Remove pdf-presenter-console Configurations and Data

To remove pdf-presenter-console configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pdf-presenter-console

Remove pdf-presenter-console configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pdf-presenter-console configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdf-presenter-console

Dependencies

pdf-presenter-console have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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