How To Install yasw on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install yasw on Kali Linux. yasw is Yet Another Scan Wizard

Introduction

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

What is yasw

yasw is:

YASW (Yet Another Scan Wizard) is an application used to correct images taken with a camera. It can be used to post process the scanning of a book or to correct an individual image taken with a camera.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yasw

Install yasw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yasw

Install yasw 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 yasw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yasw

How To Uninstall yasw on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove yasw

Uninstall yasw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yasw

Remove yasw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge yasw

Remove yasw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yasw

Dependencies

yasw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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