How To Install glibc-doc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install glibc-doc on Kali Linux.
What is glibc-doc
glibc-doc is:
Contains man pages for libpthread functions and the complete GNU C Library ChangeLog. The GNU C Library Reference manual has been moved into glibc-doc-reference for licensing reasons.
There are three methods to install glibc-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 glibc-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install glibc-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install glibc-docInstall glibc-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install glibc-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install glibc-docInstall glibc-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install glibc-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install glibc-docHow To Uninstall glibc-doc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the glibc-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove glibc-docUninstall glibc-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall glibc-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove glibc-docRemove glibc-doc Configurations and Data
To remove glibc-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge glibc-docRemove glibc-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove glibc-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge glibc-docDependencies
glibc-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install glibc-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.