How To Install tldr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tldr on Kali Linux. tldr is Haskell tldr client

Introduction

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

What is tldr

tldr is:

Haskell tldr client with support for updating and viewing tldr pages.

The TLDR pages are a community effort to simplify the beloved man pages with practical examples. See https://tldr.sh/

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tldr

Install tldr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tldr

Install tldr 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 tldr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tldr

How To Uninstall tldr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tldr

Uninstall tldr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tldr

Remove tldr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tldr

Remove tldr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tldr

Dependencies

tldr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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