How To Install libsm-doc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libsm-doc

libsm-doc is:

The X Session Management protocol facilitates the management of groups of client applications by a session manager.

This package contains documentation for the session management protocol itself and for the associated library, libSM.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsm-doc

Install libsm-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsm-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsm-doc

How To Uninstall libsm-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsm-doc

Uninstall libsm-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsm-doc

Remove libsm-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsm-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsm-doc have the following dependencies:

References

• libsm-doc website

Summary

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