How To Install docbook-xsl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is docbook-xsl

docbook-xsl is:

These are modular XSL stylesheets for processing documents composed with the DocBook XML DTD and its derivatives (“Simplified” DocBook XML, JRefEntry DTD, etc.).

The stylesheets provide XSLT transformations for (X)HTML, WordML, HTML Help, JavaHelp, Man page (nroff), Website, Eclipse Platform Help file and XSL Formatting Object (XSL-FO) output. The latter can be further processed to a number of print formats using FOP or TeX-based tools.

The stylesheets are modular in the sense that you can extend and, to some extent, customize them. The documentation is included in a separate package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install docbook-xsl

Install docbook-xsl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install docbook-xsl

Install docbook-xsl 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-xsl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install docbook-xsl

How To Uninstall docbook-xsl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove docbook-xsl

Uninstall docbook-xsl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove docbook-xsl

Remove docbook-xsl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge docbook-xsl

Remove docbook-xsl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge docbook-xsl

Dependencies

docbook-xsl have the following dependencies:

• xml-core

References

• docbook-xsl website

Summary

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