How To Install readline-doc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install readline-doc on Kali Linux.
What is readline-doc
readline-doc is:
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need to provide a command line interface.
The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for recalling lines of previously typed input.
There are three methods to install readline-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 readline-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install readline-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install readline-docInstall readline-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install readline-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install readline-docInstall readline-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 readline-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install readline-docHow To Uninstall readline-doc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the readline-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove readline-docUninstall readline-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall readline-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove readline-docRemove readline-doc Configurations and Data
To remove readline-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge readline-docRemove readline-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove readline-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge readline-docDependencies
readline-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install readline-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
