How To Install apcupsd-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install apcupsd-doc on Kali Linux. apcupsd-doc is APC UPS Power Management (documentation/examples)

Introduction

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

What is apcupsd-doc

apcupsd-doc is:

apcupsd provides UPS power management for APC products, including most BackUPS series models (including USB), SmartUPS V/S, SmartUPS (NET/RM), and Matrix series.

This package contains the documentation and examples.

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

sudo apt-get -y install apcupsd-doc

Install apcupsd-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install apcupsd-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install apcupsd-doc

How To Uninstall apcupsd-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove apcupsd-doc

Uninstall apcupsd-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apcupsd-doc

Remove apcupsd-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge apcupsd-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

apcupsd-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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