How To Install libapt-pkg-doc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapt-pkg-doc on Kali Linux.

What is libapt-pkg-doc

libapt-pkg-doc is:

This package contains documentation for development of the APT Debian package manipulation program and its libraries.

This includes the source code documentation generated by doxygen in html format.

There are three methods to install libapt-pkg-doc 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 libapt-pkg-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libapt-pkg-doc

Install libapt-pkg-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libapt-pkg-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libapt-pkg-doc

Install libapt-pkg-doc 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 libapt-pkg-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapt-pkg-doc

How To Uninstall libapt-pkg-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libapt-pkg-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapt-pkg-doc

Uninstall libapt-pkg-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapt-pkg-doc

Remove libapt-pkg-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libapt-pkg-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapt-pkg-doc

Remove libapt-pkg-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libapt-pkg-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapt-pkg-doc

Dependencies

libapt-pkg-doc have the following dependencies:

References

• libapt-pkg-doc website

Summary

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