How To Install cmake-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cmake-doc on Kali Linux. cmake-doc is extended documentation in various formats for CMake

Introduction

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

What is cmake-doc

CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration files. CMake generates native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of your choice.

This package provides additional documentation in various formats like HTML or plain text.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cmake-doc

Install cmake-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cmake-doc

Install cmake-doc Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 cmake-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cmake-doc

How To Uninstall cmake-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cmake-doc

Uninstall cmake-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmake-doc

Remove cmake-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cmake-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cmake-doc using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.