How to Install and Uninstall a2ps Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "a2ps" package

Please follow the instructions below to install a2ps on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                a2ps
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "a2ps" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall a2ps on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                a2ps
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the a2ps package on Kali Linux

Package: a2ps
Version: 1:4.15.5-2
Installed-Size: 3979
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: file, psutils, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgc1 (>= 1:7.2d), libpaper1
Recommends: bzip2, lpr | rlpr | cups-client, wdiff
Suggests: emacsen-common, ghostscript, graphicsmagick-imagemagick-compat | imagemagick, groff, gv, html2ps, t1-cyrillic, texlive-base-bin
Size: 642704
SHA256: 74bdeeb7d92392b627b3cbf65435f65eae1788505f7500de6225a6eee3284b08
SHA1: cf8a9fb0d482db3bcac0f39bb7848b008400e5c1
MD5sum: 88f04f6089644e13a6946b823314e387
Description: GNU a2ps - 'Anything to PostScript' converter and pretty-printer
GNU a2ps converts files into PostScript for printing or viewing. It uses a
nice default format, usually two pages on each physical page, borders
surrounding pages, headers with useful information (page number, printing
date, file name or supplied header), line numbering, symbol substitution
as well as pretty printing for a wide range of programming languages.
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Historically, a2ps started as a text to PostScript converter, but thanks
to powerful delegations it is able to let you use it for any kind of files,
ie it can also digest manual pages, dvi files, texinfo, ....
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Among the other most noticeable features of a2ps are:
- various encodings (all the Latins and others),
- various fonts (automatic font downloading),
- various medias,
- various printer interfaces,
- various output styles,
- various programming languages,
- various helping applications,
- and various spoken languages.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/
Tag: devel::prettyprint, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, suite::gnu, use::converting, use::printing,
works-with-format::postscript, works-with::text
Section: text
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/a2ps/a2ps_4.15.5-2_amd64.deb