How To Install pod2pdf on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pod2pdf on Kali Linux.

What is pod2pdf

pod2pdf is:

POD allows for the documentation of Perl code. But with a few tricks, e.g., when disguised as comments, it is applicable to many other languages, too. It resembles HTML in the way that it allows for the structured representation of text. Hence, it looks rather good when converted for printers, HTML or man pages.

This package represents more than a mere alternative to pod2man|groff -man to achieve a coversion from POD to PostScript and from there via ps2pdf to PDF. Its major advantage lies in the inclusion of images for the documentation. This renders POD suitable for many smallish projects as a lingua franca for their documentation - associated with the source and separate documents - so texts (and graphics) can be shared more easily between documenters and programmers.

There are three methods to install pod2pdf 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 pod2pdf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pod2pdf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pod2pdf

Install pod2pdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pod2pdf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pod2pdf

Install pod2pdf 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 pod2pdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pod2pdf

How To Uninstall pod2pdf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pod2pdf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pod2pdf

Uninstall pod2pdf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pod2pdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pod2pdf

Remove pod2pdf Configurations and Data

To remove pod2pdf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pod2pdf

Remove pod2pdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pod2pdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pod2pdf

Dependencies

pod2pdf have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• pod2pdf website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pod2pdf package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.