How To Install png2html on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install png2html on Kali Linux.

What is png2html

png2html is:

Png2html takes a PNG image and transforms it pixel by pixel to a web page, encoding each pixel as an appropriately coloured letter. It is decided which letter to encode each pixel as by using a text file supplied by the user. An example can be found on the project’s homepage.

There are three methods to install png2html 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 png2html Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install png2html using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install png2html

Install png2html Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install png2html using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install png2html

Install png2html 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 png2html using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install png2html

How To Uninstall png2html on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the png2html package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove png2html

Uninstall png2html And Its Dependencies

To uninstall png2html and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove png2html

Remove png2html Configurations and Data

To remove png2html configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge png2html

Remove png2html configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove png2html configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge png2html

Dependencies

png2html have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgd3

References

• png2html website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install png2html package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.