How To Install tkinfo on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is tkinfo

tkinfo is:

TKInfo is a very fast lightweight viewer for GNU info files, requiring no configuration. It is particularly effective for local browsing of large and/or interconnected sets of info files.

TkInfo can be used stand alone, or embedded within an application to provide integrated, on-line help.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tkinfo

Install tkinfo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tkinfo

Install tkinfo 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 tkinfo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tkinfo

How To Uninstall tkinfo on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tkinfo

Uninstall tkinfo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tkinfo

Remove tkinfo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tkinfo

Remove tkinfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tkinfo

Dependencies

tkinfo have the following dependencies:

• tk
• install-info

References

• tkinfo website

Summary

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