How To Install man2html-base on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install man2html-base on Kali Linux.

What is man2html-base

man2html-base is:

The package contains a command-line tool for converting man pages into HTML format.

man2html-base is a stripped-down package containing only a man to HTML converter, useful for users who do not need any CGI interface, provided in the man2html package.

There are three methods to install man2html-base 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 man2html-base Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install man2html-base using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install man2html-base

Install man2html-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install man2html-base using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install man2html-base

Install man2html-base 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 man2html-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install man2html-base

How To Uninstall man2html-base on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the man2html-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove man2html-base

Uninstall man2html-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall man2html-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove man2html-base

Remove man2html-base Configurations and Data

To remove man2html-base configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge man2html-base

Remove man2html-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove man2html-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge man2html-base

Dependencies

man2html-base have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• man2html-base website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install man2html-base package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.