How To Install gsasl-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gsasl-doc on Kali Linux. gsasl-doc is GNU SASL documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gsasl-doc on Kali Linux.

What is gsasl-doc

gsasl-doc is:

GNU SASL is an implementation of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer framework and a few common SASL mechanisms. SASL is used by network servers (e.g., IMAP, SMTP) to request authentication from clients, and in clients to authenticate against servers.

This package contains documentation related to GNU SASL.

There are three methods to install gsasl-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 gsasl-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gsasl-doc

Install gsasl-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gsasl-doc

Install gsasl-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install gsasl-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gsasl-doc

How To Uninstall gsasl-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gsasl-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gsasl-doc

Uninstall gsasl-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gsasl-doc

Remove gsasl-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gsasl-doc

Remove gsasl-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gsasl-doc

Dependencies

gsasl-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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