How To Install libgetdata-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata-doc on Kali Linux. libgetdata-doc is library to read/write dirfile data - API and standards documents

Introduction

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

What is libgetdata-doc

libgetdata-doc is:

The GetData Project is the reference implementation of the Dirfile Standards, a filesystem-based, column-oriented database format for time-ordered binary data. The Dirfile database format is designed to provide a fast, simple format for storing and reading data.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgetdata-doc

Install libgetdata-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgetdata-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgetdata-doc

How To Uninstall libgetdata-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgetdata-doc

Uninstall libgetdata-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetdata-doc

Remove libgetdata-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgetdata-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgetdata-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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