How To Install pdf.js-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdf.js-common on Kali Linux.

What is pdf.js-common

pdf.js-common is:

PDF.js is a general-purpose, web standards-based platform for parsing and rendering PDFs.

This package contains files needed for the web viewer and the browser extension.

There are three methods to install pdf.js-common 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.js-common 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.js-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pdf.js-common

Install pdf.js-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pdf.js-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pdf.js-common

Install pdf.js-common 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.js-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pdf.js-common

How To Uninstall pdf.js-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pdf.js-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pdf.js-common

Uninstall pdf.js-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdf.js-common

Remove pdf.js-common Configurations and Data

To remove pdf.js-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pdf.js-common

Remove pdf.js-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdf.js-common

Dependencies

pdf.js-common have the following dependencies:

References

• pdf.js-common website

Summary

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