How To Install swig-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install swig-doc on Kali Linux. swig-doc is HTML documentation for SWIG

Introduction

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

What is swig-doc

swig-doc is:

This is a dependency package providing the documentation of the default version of SWIG in Debian.

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

sudo apt-get -y install swig-doc

Install swig-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install swig-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install swig-doc

How To Uninstall swig-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove swig-doc

Uninstall swig-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove swig-doc

Remove swig-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge swig-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

swig-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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