How To Install sfftobmp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sfftobmp on Kali Linux. sfftobmp is SFF (Structured Fax File) Converter

Introduction

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

What is sfftobmp

sfftobmp is:

Tool to convert “Structured Fax Files” into Windows bitmaps (BMP), Portable Bitmaps (PBM), JPEG Pictures (JPG) and single or multi-page TIFF Images.

SFF means ‘Structured Fax File’, intended by the CAPI interface to be used to save incoming faxes. Within GNU/Linux, cards such as the AVM-B1 create such files.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sfftobmp

Install sfftobmp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sfftobmp

Install sfftobmp 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 sfftobmp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sfftobmp

How To Uninstall sfftobmp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sfftobmp

Uninstall sfftobmp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sfftobmp

Remove sfftobmp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sfftobmp

Remove sfftobmp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sfftobmp

Dependencies

sfftobmp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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