How To Install x3270-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install x3270-doc on Kali Linux. x3270-doc is X11 program for telnet sessions to IBM mainframes - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install x3270-doc on Kali Linux.

What is x3270-doc

x3270-doc is:

x3270-doc contains the HTML documentation for the x3270 series of programs that allows one to connect to IBM mainframes via telnet.

There are three methods to install x3270-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 x3270-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 x3270-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install x3270-doc

Install x3270-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install x3270-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install x3270-doc

Install x3270-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 x3270-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install x3270-doc

How To Uninstall x3270-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the x3270-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove x3270-doc

Uninstall x3270-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall x3270-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove x3270-doc

Remove x3270-doc Configurations and Data

To remove x3270-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge x3270-doc

Remove x3270-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove x3270-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x3270-doc

Dependencies

x3270-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install x3270-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.