How To Install ruby-pdf-reader on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-pdf-reader on Kali Linux.
What is ruby-pdf-reader
ruby-pdf-reader is:
The PDF::Reader library implements a PDF parser conforming as much as possible to the PDF specification from Adobe. It provides programmatic access to the contents of a PDF file with a high degree of flexibility.
This is primarily a low-level library that should be used as the foundation for higher level functionality. There are a few exceptions to support very common use cases like extracting text from a page.
There are three methods to install ruby-pdf-reader 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 ruby-pdf-reader Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-pdf-reader using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-pdf-readerInstall ruby-pdf-reader Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ruby-pdf-reader using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-pdf-readerInstall ruby-pdf-reader 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 ruby-pdf-reader using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-pdf-readerHow To Uninstall ruby-pdf-reader on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ruby-pdf-reader package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-pdf-readerUninstall ruby-pdf-reader And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-pdf-reader and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-pdf-readerRemove ruby-pdf-reader Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-pdf-reader configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-pdf-readerRemove ruby-pdf-reader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-pdf-reader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-pdf-readerDependencies
ruby-pdf-reader have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-pdf-reader package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
