How To Install snacc-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install snacc-doc on Kali Linux. snacc-doc is ASN.1 to C or C++ or IDL compiler, documentation

Introduction

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

What is snacc-doc

snacc-doc is:

Snacc is short for “Sample Neufeld ASN.1 to C Compiler” and ASN.1 stands for Abstract Syntax Notation One (ITU-T X.208/ISO 8824). Snacc supports a subset of ASN.1 1988. If you need features of ASN.1 1992 or later, snacc is not for you.

The documentation for snacc in PostScript format and LaTeX sources.

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

sudo apt-get -y install snacc-doc

Install snacc-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install snacc-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install snacc-doc

How To Uninstall snacc-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove snacc-doc

Uninstall snacc-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove snacc-doc

Remove snacc-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge snacc-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

snacc-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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