How To Install pstoedit on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pstoedit

pstoedit is:

pstoedit converts Postscript and PDF files to various editable vector graphic formats including tgif, xfig, PDF graphics, gnuplot format, idraw, MetaPost, GNU Metafile, PIC, Kontour and flattened PostScript.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pstoedit

Install pstoedit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pstoedit

Install pstoedit 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 pstoedit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pstoedit

How To Uninstall pstoedit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pstoedit

Uninstall pstoedit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pstoedit

Remove pstoedit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pstoedit

Remove pstoedit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pstoedit

Dependencies

pstoedit have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpstoedit0c2a
• libstdc++6
• ghostscript

References

• pstoedit website

Summary

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