How To Install docbook-to-man on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook-to-man on Kali Linux.

What is docbook-to-man

docbook-to-man is:

docbook-to-man is a batch converter that transforms UNIX-style manpages from the DocBook SGML format into nroff/troff man macros.

This is not the original version by Fred Dalrymple, but one with the modifications by David Bolen.

docbook-to-man lacks support for internationalization and utf-8. Other tools like docbook2man or docbook-xml with xsltproc are better suited for new projects.

There are three methods to install docbook-to-man 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 docbook-to-man Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install docbook-to-man

Install docbook-to-man Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install docbook-to-man using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install docbook-to-man

Install docbook-to-man 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 docbook-to-man using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install docbook-to-man

How To Uninstall docbook-to-man on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the docbook-to-man package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove docbook-to-man

Uninstall docbook-to-man And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove docbook-to-man

Remove docbook-to-man Configurations and Data

To remove docbook-to-man configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge docbook-to-man

Remove docbook-to-man configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge docbook-to-man

Dependencies

docbook-to-man have the following dependencies:

• docbook
• opensp
• libc6

References

• docbook-to-man website

Summary

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