How To Install htdig-doc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is htdig-doc

htdig-doc is:

The ht://Dig system is a complete web search engine for a small domain or intranet. It is not meant to replace the major Internet-wide search engines; instead it is meant to cover the search needs of a single company, campus, or even a particular subsection of a website.

This package provides the HTML documentation and examples.

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

sudo apt-get -y install htdig-doc

Install htdig-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install htdig-doc

Install htdig-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 htdig-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install htdig-doc

How To Uninstall htdig-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove htdig-doc

Uninstall htdig-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove htdig-doc

Remove htdig-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge htdig-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

htdig-doc have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• htdig-doc website

Summary

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