How To Install python3-pypdf2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pypdf2 on Kali Linux. python3-pypdf2 is Pure-Python library built as a PDF toolkit (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pypdf2 on Kali Linux.

What is python3-pypdf2

python3-pypdf2 is:

A Pure-Python library built as a PDF toolkit. It is capable of:

  • extracting document information (title, author, …),
  • splitting documents page by page,
  • merging documents page by page,
  • cropping pages,
  • merging multiple pages into a single page,
  • encrypting and decrypting PDF files.

By being Pure-Python, it should run on any Python platform without any dependencies on external libraries. It can also work entirely on StringIO objects rather than file streams, allowing for PDF manipulation in memory. It is therefore a useful tool for websites that manage or manipulate PDFs.

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python3-pypdf2 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 python3-pypdf2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pypdf2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pypdf2

Install python3-pypdf2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pypdf2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pypdf2

Install python3-pypdf2 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 python3-pypdf2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pypdf2

How To Uninstall python3-pypdf2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-pypdf2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pypdf2

Uninstall python3-pypdf2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pypdf2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pypdf2

Remove python3-pypdf2 Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pypdf2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pypdf2

Remove python3-pypdf2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pypdf2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pypdf2

Dependencies

python3-pypdf2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pypdf2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.