How To Install lynx-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lynx-common on Kali Linux.

What is lynx-common

lynx-common is:

In continuous development since 1992, Lynx sets the standard for text-mode web clients.

This package contains architecture-independent files shared by the lynx package over any architecture available in Debian. Examples of such shared files are: manpages, locale and mimetype definitions, and configuration files.

There are three methods to install lynx-common 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 lynx-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lynx-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lynx-common

Install lynx-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lynx-common

Install lynx-common 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 lynx-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lynx-common

How To Uninstall lynx-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lynx-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lynx-common

Uninstall lynx-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lynx-common

Remove lynx-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lynx-common

Remove lynx-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lynx-common

Dependencies

lynx-common have the following dependencies:

References

• lynx-common website

Summary

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