How To Install cppman on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cppman on Kali Linux.

What is cppman

cppman is:

cppman is a tool to download C++ 98/11 manual from cplusplus.com. It creates a similar interface to the man command, and provides syntax highlight, hyperlink features.

There are three methods to install cppman 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 cppman Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cppman

Install cppman Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cppman using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cppman

Install cppman 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 cppman using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cppman

How To Uninstall cppman on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cppman package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cppman

Uninstall cppman And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cppman

Remove cppman Configurations and Data

To remove cppman configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cppman

Remove cppman configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cppman

Dependencies

cppman have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• cppman website

Summary

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