How To Install cpio-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpio-doc on Kali Linux. cpio-doc is Documentation for the cpio package

Introduction

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

What is cpio-doc

cpio-doc is:

Documentation for GNU cpio in info format, which is not distributed in Debian main because it is licensed under the GFDL with front and back cover texts that violate the DFSG.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cpio-doc

Install cpio-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cpio-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install cpio-doc

How To Uninstall cpio-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cpio-doc

Uninstall cpio-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpio-doc

Remove cpio-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cpio-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

cpio-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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