Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apvlv on Kali Linux.
What is apvlv
apvlv is:
apvlv (Alf’s PDF Viewer Like Vim) is a small and fast PDF viewer, that uses
poppler for rendering. Its interface aims to users who like vim behaviour.
For example opening a PDF file can be done with ‘:o filename’. apvlv can also
work with tabs, so you can open multiple files at the same time in one
program.
There are three methods to install apvlv 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 apvlv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apvlv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apvlvInstall apvlv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apvlv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apvlvInstall apvlv 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 apvlv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apvlv
How To Uninstall apvlv on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the apvlv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apvlv
Uninstall apvlv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apvlv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apvlv
Remove apvlv Configurations and Data
To remove apvlv configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apvlv
Remove apvlv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apvlv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apvlv
Dependencies
apvlv have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libepub0
- libgcc-s1
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libpango-1.0-0
- libpangocairo-1.0-0
- libpoppler-glib8
- libstdc++6
- libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37
- libxml2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apvlv package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
