How To Install pdfchain on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfchain on Kali Linux. pdfchain is graphical user interface for the PDF Tool Kit

Introduction

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

What is pdfchain

pdfchain is:

The package includes features designed to handle PDF files in a easy way. Basically it can merge, split, add backgrounds or stamps and add attachments. There are some tools for extended needs, too.

The GUI is written in GTKmm, a C++ library for GTK+.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pdfchain

Install pdfchain Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pdfchain

Install pdfchain 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 pdfchain using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pdfchain

How To Uninstall pdfchain on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pdfchain

Uninstall pdfchain And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdfchain

Remove pdfchain Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pdfchain

Remove pdfchain configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdfchain

Dependencies

pdfchain have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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