How To Install ntpsec-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ntpsec-doc on Kali Linux. ntpsec-doc is Network Time Protocol documentation

Introduction

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

What is ntpsec-doc

ntpsec-doc is:

NTP, the Network Time Protocol, is used to keep computer clocks accurate by synchronizing them over the Internet or a local network, or by following an accurate hardware receiver that interprets GPS, DCF-77, or similar time signals.

This package contains HTML documentation for the ntpsec packages (ntpsec, ntpsec-ntpdate).

This is part of NTPsec. NTPsec is a secure, hardened, and improved implementation derived from the original NTP project.

There are three methods to install ntpsec-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 ntpsec-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 ntpsec-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ntpsec-doc

Install ntpsec-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ntpsec-doc

Install ntpsec-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 ntpsec-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ntpsec-doc

How To Uninstall ntpsec-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ntpsec-doc

Uninstall ntpsec-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ntpsec-doc

Remove ntpsec-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ntpsec-doc

Remove ntpsec-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ntpsec-doc

Dependencies

ntpsec-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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