How To Install potrace on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install potrace on Kali Linux.
What is potrace
potrace is:
potrace is a utility for tracing a bitmap, which means, transforming a bitmap into a smooth, scalable image. The input is a bitmap (PBM, PGM, PPM, or BMP format), and the default output is an encapsulated PostScript file (EPS). A typical use is to create EPS files from scanned data, such as company or university logos, handwritten notes, etc. The resulting image is not “jaggy” like a bitmap, but smooth. It can then be rendered at any resolution.
Potrace can currently produce the following output formats: EPS, PostScript, PDF, SVG (scalable vector graphics), DXF, GeoJSON, PGM (for easy antialiasing of pixel-based images), Gimppath, and XFig. Additional backends might be added in the future.
There are three methods to install potrace 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 potrace Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install potrace using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install potraceInstall potrace Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install potrace using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install potraceInstall potrace 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install potrace using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install potraceHow To Uninstall potrace on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the potrace package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove potraceUninstall potrace And Its Dependencies
To uninstall potrace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove potraceRemove potrace Configurations and Data
To remove potrace configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge potraceRemove potrace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove potrace configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge potraceDependencies
potrace have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install potrace package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.