How To Install libmatchbox-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatchbox-doc on Kali Linux. libmatchbox-doc is shared library for Matchbox Project applications [documentation]

Introduction

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

What is libmatchbox-doc

libmatchbox-doc is:

Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.

libmatchbox provides core functionality used by several Matchbox project applications.

This package contains the libmatchbox documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmatchbox-doc

Install libmatchbox-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmatchbox-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmatchbox-doc

How To Uninstall libmatchbox-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmatchbox-doc

Uninstall libmatchbox-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatchbox-doc

Remove libmatchbox-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmatchbox-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

libmatchbox-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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