How To Install pslib1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pslib1 on Kali Linux. pslib1 is library to create PostScript files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pslib1 on Kali Linux.

What is pslib1

pslib1 is:

pslib is a library to create PostScript files. It offers many drawing primitives, image output and very sophisticated text rendering. It can read external Type1 fonts and embed them into the output file. It supports pdfmarks which makes it in combination with ghostscript’s pdfwriter an alternative for libraries creating PDF.

There are three methods to install pslib1 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 pslib1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pslib1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pslib1

Install pslib1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pslib1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pslib1

Install pslib1 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 pslib1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pslib1

How To Uninstall pslib1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pslib1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pslib1

Uninstall pslib1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pslib1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pslib1

Remove pslib1 Configurations and Data

To remove pslib1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pslib1

Remove pslib1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pslib1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pslib1

Dependencies

pslib1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pslib1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.