How To Install pdfgrep on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfgrep on Kali Linux. pdfgrep is search in pdf files for strings matching a regular expression

Introduction

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

What is pdfgrep

pdfgrep is:

Pdfgrep is a tool to search text in PDF files. It works similar to `grep'.

Features:

  • search for regular expressions.
  • support for some important grep options, including:
    • filename output.
    • page number output.
    • optional case insensitivity.
    • count occurrences.
  • and the most important feature: color output!

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pdfgrep

Install pdfgrep Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pdfgrep

Install pdfgrep 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 pdfgrep using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pdfgrep

How To Uninstall pdfgrep on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pdfgrep

Uninstall pdfgrep And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdfgrep

Remove pdfgrep Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pdfgrep

Remove pdfgrep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdfgrep

Dependencies

pdfgrep have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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