How To Install ldp-docbook-xsl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ldp-docbook-xsl on Kali Linux.

What is ldp-docbook-xsl

ldp-docbook-xsl is:

These are customized stylesheets authored by contributors to the Linux Documentation Project. They import standard DocBook stylesheets and override certain components.

This package provides the XSL stylesheets; a DSSSL version can be found in ldp-docbook-dsssl.

There are three methods to install ldp-docbook-xsl 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 ldp-docbook-xsl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ldp-docbook-xsl

Install ldp-docbook-xsl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ldp-docbook-xsl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ldp-docbook-xsl

Install ldp-docbook-xsl 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 ldp-docbook-xsl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ldp-docbook-xsl

How To Uninstall ldp-docbook-xsl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ldp-docbook-xsl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ldp-docbook-xsl

Uninstall ldp-docbook-xsl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldp-docbook-xsl

Remove ldp-docbook-xsl Configurations and Data

To remove ldp-docbook-xsl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ldp-docbook-xsl

Remove ldp-docbook-xsl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ldp-docbook-xsl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldp-docbook-xsl

Dependencies

ldp-docbook-xsl have the following dependencies:

• docbook-xsl

References

• ldp-docbook-xsl website

Summary

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