How To Install htmldoc-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install htmldoc-common on Kali Linux.

What is htmldoc-common

htmldoc-common is:

HTMLDOC is a program for writing documentation in HTML and producing indexed HTML, PostScript, or PDF output (with tables of contents). It supports most HTML 3.2 and some HTML 4.0 syntax, as well as GIF, JPEG, and PNG images.

This package contains the htmldoc files common to all architectures.

There are three methods to install htmldoc-common 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 htmldoc-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install htmldoc-common

Install htmldoc-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install htmldoc-common

Install htmldoc-common 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 htmldoc-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install htmldoc-common

How To Uninstall htmldoc-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the htmldoc-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove htmldoc-common

Uninstall htmldoc-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove htmldoc-common

Remove htmldoc-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge htmldoc-common

Remove htmldoc-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge htmldoc-common

Dependencies

htmldoc-common have the following dependencies:

References

• htmldoc-common website

Summary

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