How To Install e2ps on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install e2ps on Kali Linux. e2ps is Convert plain text into PostScript

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install e2ps on Kali Linux.

What is e2ps

e2ps is:

e2ps is a tool for processing and printing Japanese EUC code, mainly EUC files.

This program provides a plain text to PostScript conversion with automatic detection of EUC, JIS and SJIS but may be weak with SJIS.

There are three methods to install e2ps 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 e2ps Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install e2ps using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install e2ps

Install e2ps Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install e2ps using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install e2ps

Install e2ps 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 e2ps using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install e2ps

How To Uninstall e2ps on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the e2ps package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove e2ps

Uninstall e2ps And Its Dependencies

To uninstall e2ps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove e2ps

Remove e2ps Configurations and Data

To remove e2ps configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge e2ps

Remove e2ps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove e2ps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge e2ps

Dependencies

e2ps have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install e2ps package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.