How To Install mia-doctools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mia-doctools on Kali Linux. mia-doctools is Helper scripts for run-time document creation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mia-doctools on Kali Linux.

What is mia-doctools

mia-doctools is:

A set of scripts that can be used to create man-pages and on-line documentation for programs that make use of the mia command line parser and plug-in infrastructure

There are three methods to install mia-doctools 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 mia-doctools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mia-doctools

Install mia-doctools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mia-doctools

Install mia-doctools 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 mia-doctools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mia-doctools

How To Uninstall mia-doctools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mia-doctools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mia-doctools

Uninstall mia-doctools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mia-doctools

Remove mia-doctools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mia-doctools

Remove mia-doctools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mia-doctools

Dependencies

mia-doctools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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