How To Install viewpdf.app on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install viewpdf.app on Kali Linux. viewpdf.app is Portable Document Format (PDF) viewer for GNUstep

Introduction

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

What is viewpdf.app

viewpdf.app is:

ViewPDF is an application to view and navigate in PDF documents.

Key Features

  • Zoom
  • Keyboard shortcuts for fast navigation

There are three methods to install viewpdf.app 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 viewpdf.app Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install viewpdf.app

Install viewpdf.app Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install viewpdf.app using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install viewpdf.app

Install viewpdf.app 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 viewpdf.app using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install viewpdf.app

How To Uninstall viewpdf.app on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the viewpdf.app package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove viewpdf.app

Uninstall viewpdf.app And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove viewpdf.app

Remove viewpdf.app Configurations and Data

To remove viewpdf.app configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge viewpdf.app

Remove viewpdf.app configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge viewpdf.app

Dependencies

viewpdf.app have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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