How To Install pdfresurrect on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pdfresurrect

pdfresurrect is:

PDFResurrect is a tool for analyzing and manipulating revisions to PDF documents (sometimes known as Adobe Acrobat files). The PDF format allows for previous changes to be retained in a revised version of the document, thereby keeping a running history of revisions to the document.

This tool extracts all previous revisions while also producing a summary of changes between revisions. It can also “scrub” or write data over the original instances of PDF objects that have been modified or deleted, in an effort to disguise information from previous versions that might not be intended for anyone else to read.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pdfresurrect

Install pdfresurrect Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pdfresurrect

Install pdfresurrect 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 pdfresurrect using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pdfresurrect

How To Uninstall pdfresurrect on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pdfresurrect

Uninstall pdfresurrect And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdfresurrect

Remove pdfresurrect Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pdfresurrect

Remove pdfresurrect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdfresurrect

Dependencies

pdfresurrect have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• pdfresurrect website

Summary

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