How To Install sffview on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is sffview

sffview is:

sffview is an X11 viewer for SFF files. SFF is the “Structured Fax File” format for group 3 fax documents which ISDN cards supporting the CAPI specification expect and create.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sffview

Install sffview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sffview

Install sffview 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 sffview using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sffview

How To Uninstall sffview on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sffview

Uninstall sffview And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sffview

Remove sffview Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sffview

Remove sffview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sffview

Dependencies

sffview have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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