How to Install and Uninstall pdftk Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 22,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "pdftk" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install pdftk on Kali Linux


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

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


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

Package: pdftk
Source: pdftk (2.02-5)
Version: 2.02-5+b1
Installed-Size: 28
Maintainer: Johann Felix Soden
Architecture: amd64
Depends: pdftk-java
Size: 16692
SHA256: 44f0d006b37cb5e508b77fe2d41fb430b81b171cd25dfa18f88ef3516bcf22d4
SHA1: 5bdcd862ff9fce5a55ff443165f75cd2100fff44
MD5sum: a73aeb8b7383186f01223267b8688541
Description: transitional package for pdftk, a tool for manipulating PDF documents
PDFtk is no longer available in Debian. This package enables an upgrade to
pdftk-java, a port of PDFtk to Java. This package can be safely removed.
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If PDF is electronic paper, then PDFtk is an electronic stapler-remover,
hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses. PDFtk is a
simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. Keep one in the
top drawer of your desktop and use it to:
- Merge PDF documents
- Split PDF pages into a new document
- Decrypt input as necessary (password required)
- Encrypt output as desired
- Fill PDF Forms with FDF Data and/or Flatten Forms
- Apply a Background Watermark
- Report PDF on metrics, including metadata and bookmarks
- Update PDF Metadata
- Attach Files to PDF Pages or the PDF Document
- Unpack PDF Attachments
- Burst a PDF document into single pages
- Uncompress and re-compress page streams
- Repair corrupted PDF (where possible)
Description-md5: 62f11b9202356ca04087aafbe9219017
Homepage: https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/
Tag: implemented-in::c++, implemented-in::java, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::converting, use::editing,
works-with-format::pdf, works-with::text
Section: text
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pdftk/pdftk_2.02-5+b1_amd64.deb