How To Install nvi-doc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is nvi-doc

nvi-doc is:

Vi is the original screen based text editor for Unix systems. It is considered the standard text editor, and is available on almost all Unix systems.

Nvi is intended as a “bug-for-bug compatible” clone of the original BSD vi editor. As such, it doesn’t have a lot of snazzy features as do some of the other vi clones such as elvis and vim. However, if all you want is vi, this is the one to get.

This package contains the tutorials and the reference manual.

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

sudo apt-get -y install nvi-doc

Install nvi-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nvi-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install nvi-doc

How To Uninstall nvi-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nvi-doc

Uninstall nvi-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvi-doc

Remove nvi-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nvi-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

nvi-doc have the following dependencies:

References

• nvi-doc website

Summary

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