How To Install kiwix-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kiwix-tools on Kali Linux. kiwix-tools is collection of Kiwix tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kiwix-tools on Kali Linux.

What is kiwix-tools

kiwix-tools is:

kiwix-tools is a collection of various command-line tools used to help users interact with and manage ZIM files. It includes:

  • kiwix-serve is a standalone HTTP server for serving ZIM files over the network.
  • kiwix-manage allows one to manage the content of the Kiwix library (an XML file listing available ZIM files).
  • kiwix-read allows for reading ZIM files from the command-line.
  • kiwix-search allows one to find articles in a ZIM file using fulltext search patterns.

There are three methods to install kiwix-tools 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 kiwix-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kiwix-tools

Install kiwix-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kiwix-tools

Install kiwix-tools 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 kiwix-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kiwix-tools

How To Uninstall kiwix-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kiwix-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kiwix-tools

Uninstall kiwix-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kiwix-tools

Remove kiwix-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kiwix-tools

Remove kiwix-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kiwix-tools

Dependencies

kiwix-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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