How To Install libinsane-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libinsane-doc on Kali Linux. libinsane-doc is Library to access scanner - documentation

Introduction

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

What is libinsane-doc

libinsane-doc is:

A cross-platform, cross-programming languages, cross scanner library that takes care of all the quirks of scanners.

This package contains the documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libinsane-doc

Install libinsane-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libinsane-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libinsane-doc

How To Uninstall libinsane-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libinsane-doc

Uninstall libinsane-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinsane-doc

Remove libinsane-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libinsane-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

libinsane-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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