How To Install linux-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-doc on Kali Linux. linux-doc is Linux kernel specific documentation (meta-package)

Introduction

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

What is linux-doc

linux-doc is:

This package depends on the package containing the documentation for the latest Linux kernel.

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

sudo apt-get -y install linux-doc

Install linux-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install linux-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install linux-doc

How To Uninstall linux-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove linux-doc

Uninstall linux-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-doc

Remove linux-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

linux-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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