How To Install tar-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tar-doc on Kali Linux. tar-doc is documentation for the tar package

Introduction

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

What is tar-doc

tar-doc is:

Documentation for GNU tar in info format, which is not distributed in Debian main because it is licensed under the GFDL with invariant sections that violate the DFSG.

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

sudo apt-get -y install tar-doc

Install tar-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tar-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install tar-doc

How To Uninstall tar-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tar-doc

Uninstall tar-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tar-doc

Remove tar-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tar-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

tar-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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