How To Install libctl-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libctl-doc on Kali Linux. libctl-doc is library for flexible control files, documentation

Introduction

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

What is libctl-doc

libctl-doc is:

libctl is a free Guile-based library implementing flexible control files for scientific simulations. It was written to support the MIT Photonic-Bands program, but will hopefully prove useful in other programs too.

This package contains the documentation in HTML format and a simple example of how to use it.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libctl-doc

Install libctl-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libctl-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libctl-doc

How To Uninstall libctl-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libctl-doc

Uninstall libctl-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libctl-doc

Remove libctl-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libctl-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

libctl-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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