How To Install libtool-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtool-doc on Kali Linux. libtool-doc is Generic library support script

Introduction

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

What is libtool-doc

libtool-doc is:

This package contains the GNU libtool documentation.

GNU libtool is generic library support script. Libtool hides the complexity of generating special library types (such as shared libraries) behind a consistent interface. To use libtool, add the new generic library building commands to your Makefile, Makefile.in, or Makefile.am. See the documentation for details. Libtool supports building static libraries on all platforms.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtool-doc

Install libtool-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtool-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtool-doc

How To Uninstall libtool-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libtool-doc

Uninstall libtool-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtool-doc

Remove libtool-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtool-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

libtool-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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