How To Install pdf-redact-tools on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pdf-redact-tools

pdf-redact-tools is:

PDF Redact Tools helps with securely redacting and stripping metadata from documents before publishing.

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

sudo apt-get -y install pdf-redact-tools

Install pdf-redact-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pdf-redact-tools

Install pdf-redact-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 pdf-redact-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pdf-redact-tools

How To Uninstall pdf-redact-tools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pdf-redact-tools

Uninstall pdf-redact-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdf-redact-tools

Remove pdf-redact-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pdf-redact-tools

Remove pdf-redact-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdf-redact-tools

Dependencies

pdf-redact-tools have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• pdf-redact-tools website

Summary

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