How To Install libnetconf2-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetconf2-doc on Kali Linux. libnetconf2-doc is NETCONF protocol library [docs]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetconf2-doc on Kali Linux.

What is libnetconf2-doc

libnetconf2-doc is:

NETCONF library in C intended for building NETCONF clients and servers. NETCONF is the NETwork CONFiguration protocol introduced by IETF.

libnetconf2 is a NETCONF library in C handling NETCONF authentication and all NETCONF RPC communication both server and client-side. Note that NETCONF datastore implementation is not a part of this library. The library supports both NETCONF 1.0 (RFC 4741) as well as NETCONF 1.1 (RFC 6241). The main features include:

  • NETCONF over SSH (RFC 4742, RFC 6242), using libssh.
  • NETCONF over TLS (RFC 7589), using OpenSSL.
  • DNSSEC SSH Key Fingerprints (RFC 4255)
  • NETCONF over pre-established transport sessions (using this mechanism the communication can be tunneled through sshd(8), for instance).
  • NETCONF Call Home (RFC 8071).
  • NETCONF Event Notifications (RFC 5277),

This package contains the documentation.

There are three methods to install libnetconf2-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 libnetconf2-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 libnetconf2-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnetconf2-doc

Install libnetconf2-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnetconf2-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnetconf2-doc

Install libnetconf2-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 libnetconf2-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnetconf2-doc

How To Uninstall libnetconf2-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnetconf2-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnetconf2-doc

Uninstall libnetconf2-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnetconf2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetconf2-doc

Remove libnetconf2-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libnetconf2-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnetconf2-doc

Remove libnetconf2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnetconf2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetconf2-doc

Dependencies

libnetconf2-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetconf2-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.