How To Install libtracefs-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtracefs-doc on Kali Linux. libtracefs-doc is API to access the kernel tracefs directory (documentation)

Introduction

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

What is libtracefs-doc

libtracefs-doc is:

The libtracefs library provides APIs to access kernel tracefs file system.

This package contains the documentation of libtracefs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtracefs-doc

Install libtracefs-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtracefs-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtracefs-doc

How To Uninstall libtracefs-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libtracefs-doc

Uninstall libtracefs-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtracefs-doc

Remove libtracefs-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtracefs-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

libtracefs-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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