How To Install yelp-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install yelp-tools on Kali Linux. yelp-tools is Yelp documentation tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yelp-tools on Kali Linux.

What is yelp-tools

yelp-tools is:

A set of command-line tools to build and check your documentation, as well as an M4 file to use in your autotools-based build chain.

There are three methods to install yelp-tools 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 yelp-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yelp-tools

Install yelp-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yelp-tools

Install yelp-tools 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 yelp-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yelp-tools

How To Uninstall yelp-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the yelp-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove yelp-tools

Uninstall yelp-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yelp-tools

Remove yelp-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge yelp-tools

Remove yelp-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yelp-tools

Dependencies

yelp-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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