How To Install mgen-doc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgen-doc on Kali Linux.
What is mgen-doc
mgen-doc is:
This package contains the HTML documentation for MGEN, a packet generator for IP network performance tests. It can also be found online at http://cs.itd.nrl.navy.mil/work/mgen/ .
There are three methods to install mgen-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 mgen-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mgen-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgen-docInstall mgen-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mgen-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgen-docInstall mgen-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mgen-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgen-docHow To Uninstall mgen-doc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the mgen-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgen-docUninstall mgen-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgen-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgen-docRemove mgen-doc Configurations and Data
To remove mgen-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgen-docRemove mgen-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgen-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgen-docDependencies
mgen-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgen-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.