How To Install libssh-doc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libssh-doc

libssh-doc is:

The ssh library was designed to be used by programmers needing a working SSH implementation by the mean of a library. The complete control of the client is made by the programmer. With libssh, you can remotely execute programs, transfer files, use a secure and transparent tunnel for your remote programs. With its SFTP implementation, you can play with remote files easily.

This package contains documentation files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libssh-doc

Install libssh-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libssh-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libssh-doc

How To Uninstall libssh-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libssh-doc

Uninstall libssh-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libssh-doc

Remove libssh-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libssh-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

libssh-doc have the following dependencies:

References

• libssh-doc website

Summary

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