How To Install rdtool on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rdtool on Kali Linux. rdtool is RD document formatter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rdtool on Kali Linux.

What is rdtool

rdtool is:

RD is multipurpose documentation format created for documentating Ruby and output of Ruby world.

You can embed RD into Ruby script. And RD have neat syntax which help you to read document in Ruby script. On the other hand, RD have a feature for class reference.

RDtool is one of frontends of formatter for RD. This package provides rd2 command.

There are three methods to install rdtool 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 rdtool Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rdtool

Install rdtool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rdtool using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rdtool

Install rdtool 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 rdtool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rdtool

How To Uninstall rdtool on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rdtool package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rdtool

Uninstall rdtool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdtool

Remove rdtool Configurations and Data

To remove rdtool configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rdtool

Remove rdtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdtool

Dependencies

rdtool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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