How To Install lilo-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lilo-doc on Kali Linux. lilo-doc is LInux LOader - Documentation for the classic OS boot loader

Introduction

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

What is lilo-doc

lilo-doc is:

You can use LILO to manage your Master Boot Record (with a simple text screen, text menu or colorful splash graphics) or call LILO from other Boot-Loaders to jump-start the Linux kernel.

This package contains the old HTML and README documentations of lilo version 21.5 (of year 2000).

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

sudo apt-get -y install lilo-doc

Install lilo-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lilo-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install lilo-doc

How To Uninstall lilo-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lilo-doc

Uninstall lilo-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lilo-doc

Remove lilo-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lilo-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

lilo-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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