How To Install xindy-rules on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xindy-rules

xindy-rules is:

xindy is an index processor that can be used to generate book-like indexes for arbitrary document-preparation systems.

This package contains the rule files (the knowledge base) of xindy.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xindy-rules

Install xindy-rules Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xindy-rules

Install xindy-rules 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-rules using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xindy-rules

How To Uninstall xindy-rules on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xindy-rules

Uninstall xindy-rules And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xindy-rules

Remove xindy-rules Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xindy-rules

Remove xindy-rules configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xindy-rules

Dependencies

xindy-rules have the following dependencies:

References

• xindy-rules website

Summary

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