How To Install gmanedit on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gmanedit

gmanedit is:

Gtk+ Manpages Editor is an editor for man pages that runs on X with GTK+.

Gmanedit is an application which allows you to edit manual pages (man) on Linux/Unix systems.

It is like most common HTML editors but more easy. You need to know manpages format.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gmanedit

Install gmanedit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gmanedit

Install gmanedit 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 gmanedit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gmanedit

How To Uninstall gmanedit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gmanedit

Uninstall gmanedit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmanedit

Remove gmanedit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gmanedit

Remove gmanedit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmanedit

Dependencies

gmanedit have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk2.0-0
• zlib1g

References

• gmanedit website

Summary

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