How To Install libstdc++-9-doc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-9-doc on Kali Linux.

What is libstdc++-9-doc

libstdc++-9-doc is:

This package contains documentation files for the GNU stdc++ library.

One set is the distribution documentation, the other set is the source documentation including a namespace list, class hierarchy, alphabetical list, compound list, file list, namespace members, compound members and file members.

There are three methods to install libstdc++-9-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 libstdc++-9-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 libstdc++-9-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libstdc++-9-doc

Install libstdc++-9-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++-9-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libstdc++-9-doc

Install libstdc++-9-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 libstdc++-9-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstdc++-9-doc

How To Uninstall libstdc++-9-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libstdc++-9-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libstdc++-9-doc

Uninstall libstdc++-9-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libstdc++-9-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstdc++-9-doc

Remove libstdc++-9-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libstdc++-9-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libstdc++-9-doc

Remove libstdc++-9-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libstdc++-9-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstdc++-9-doc

Dependencies

libstdc++-9-doc have the following dependencies:

• gcc-9-base

References

• libstdc++-9-doc website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-9-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.