How To Install dbtoepub on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dbtoepub

dbtoepub is:

dbtoepub is an alpha-quality reference implementation to convert DocBook documents into the .epub format, an open standard for reflowable digital books and publications (e-books).

The .epub format is defined by the IDPF at http://www.idpf.org.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dbtoepub

Install dbtoepub Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dbtoepub

Install dbtoepub 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 dbtoepub using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dbtoepub

How To Uninstall dbtoepub on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dbtoepub

Uninstall dbtoepub And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dbtoepub

Remove dbtoepub Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dbtoepub

Remove dbtoepub configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dbtoepub

Dependencies

dbtoepub have the following dependencies:

• docbook-xsl
• libxml2-utils
• ruby
• xsltproc
• zip

References

• dbtoepub website

Summary

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