How To Install pandoc-citeproc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pandoc-citeproc on Kali Linux. pandoc-citeproc is Pandoc support for Citation Style Language - tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pandoc-citeproc on Kali Linux.

What is pandoc-citeproc

pandoc-citeproc is:

pandoc-citeproc is a Haskell implementation of the Citation Style Language (CSL).

This package also contains an executable: pandoc-citeproc, which works as a pandoc filter (pandoc >= 1.12), and also has a mode for converting bibliographic databases a YAML format suitable for inclusion in pandoc YAML metadata.

There are three methods to install pandoc-citeproc 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 pandoc-citeproc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pandoc-citeproc

Install pandoc-citeproc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pandoc-citeproc

Install pandoc-citeproc 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 pandoc-citeproc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pandoc-citeproc

How To Uninstall pandoc-citeproc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pandoc-citeproc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pandoc-citeproc

Uninstall pandoc-citeproc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pandoc-citeproc

Remove pandoc-citeproc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pandoc-citeproc

Remove pandoc-citeproc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pandoc-citeproc

Dependencies

pandoc-citeproc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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