How To Install libgpiod-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpiod-doc on Kali Linux. libgpiod-doc is C library for interacting with Linux GPIO device - library documentation

Introduction

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

What is libgpiod-doc

libgpiod-doc is:

libgpiod encapsulates the ioctl calls and data structures behind a straightforward API. This new character device interface guarantees all allocated resources are freed after closing the device file descriptor and adds several new features that are not present in the obsolete sysfs interface (like event polling, setting/reading multiple values at once or open-source and open-drain GPIOs).

This package contains the doxygen generated HTML documentation for the libraries.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgpiod-doc

Install libgpiod-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgpiod-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgpiod-doc

How To Uninstall libgpiod-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgpiod-doc

Uninstall libgpiod-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpiod-doc

Remove libgpiod-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgpiod-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgpiod-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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