How To Install xindy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xindy on Kali Linux. xindy is index generator for structured documents like LaTeX or SGML

Introduction

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

What is xindy

xindy is:

xindy is an index processor that can be used to generate book-like indexes for arbitrary document-preparation systems. This includes systems such as TeX and LaTeX, the roff-family, SGML/XML-based systems (e.g. HTML) that process some kind of text and generate indexing information. The kernel system is not fixed to any specific system, but can be configured to work together with such systems.

In comparison to other index processors xindy has several powerful features that make it an ideal framework for describing and generating complex indices, addressing especially international indexing.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xindy

Install xindy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xindy

Install xindy 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 xindy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xindy

How To Uninstall xindy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xindy

Uninstall xindy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xindy

Remove xindy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xindy

Remove xindy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xindy

Dependencies

xindy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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