How To Install xchm on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xchm

xchm is:

xCHM is a viewer for Compiled HTML Help (CHM) files. It can show the contents tree if one is available, print the current page and do the usual history stunts. It allows one to change fonts and search for text in all the pages of the file, or in the page’s titles.

xCHM does not support JavaScript in books.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xchm

Install xchm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xchm

Install xchm 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 xchm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xchm

How To Uninstall xchm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xchm

Uninstall xchm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xchm

Remove xchm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xchm

Remove xchm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xchm

Dependencies

xchm have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libchm1

References

• xchm website

Summary

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