How To Install zmk-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install zmk-doc on Kali Linux. zmk-doc is collection of reusable Makefiles (manual pages)

Introduction

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

What is zmk-doc

zmk-doc is:

Collection of makefiles implementing a system similar to autotools, but without the generated files that make understanding system behaviour harder.

Highlights include:

  • Describe programs, test programs, static libraries, shared libraries, development headers, manual pages and more
  • Use familiar targets like “all”, “check”, “install” and “clean”
  • Works out of the box on popular distributions of Linux and MacOS
  • Friendly to distribution packaging expecting autotools
  • Compile natively with gcc, clang, tcc or the open-watcom compilers
  • Cross compile with gcc and open-watcom
  • Efficient and incremental, including the install target

This package contains the manual pages for zmk.

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

sudo apt-get -y install zmk-doc

Install zmk-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zmk-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install zmk-doc

How To Uninstall zmk-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove zmk-doc

Uninstall zmk-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zmk-doc

Remove zmk-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zmk-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

zmk-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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