How To Install xsane-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsane-common on Kali Linux.

What is xsane-common

xsane-common is:

xsane can be run as a stand-alone program or through the GIMP image manipulation program. In stand-alone mode, xsane can save an image to a file in a variety of image formats, serve as a frontend to a fax program, or send an image to a printer.

This package contains architecture-independent files needed by xsane (locales, help).

There are three methods to install xsane-common 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 xsane-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xsane-common

Install xsane-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xsane-common

Install xsane-common 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 xsane-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xsane-common

How To Uninstall xsane-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xsane-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xsane-common

Uninstall xsane-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xsane-common

Remove xsane-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xsane-common

Remove xsane-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xsane-common

Dependencies

xsane-common have the following dependencies:

References

• xsane-common website

Summary

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