How To Install troffcvt on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is troffcvt

troffcvt is:

Use this package to convert manuals and manpages and other documents written using troff to more manageable formats, such as HTML, RTF, or plain text.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install troffcvt

Install troffcvt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install troffcvt

Install troffcvt 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 troffcvt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install troffcvt

How To Uninstall troffcvt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove troffcvt

Uninstall troffcvt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove troffcvt

Remove troffcvt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge troffcvt

Remove troffcvt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge troffcvt

Dependencies

troffcvt have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• perl
• groff
• debianutils

References

• troffcvt website

Summary

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