How To Install c2hs-doc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install c2hs-doc on Kali Linux.

What is c2hs-doc

c2hs-doc is:

C->Haskell is an interface generator that simplifies the development of Haskell bindings to C libraries. The tool processes existing C header files that determine data layout and function signatures on the C side in conjunction with Haskell modules that specify Haskell-side type signatures and marshaling details. Hooks embedded in the Haskell code signal access to C structures and functions – they are expanded by the interfacing tool in dependence on information from the corresponding C header file.

Haskell 98 is “the” standard lazy functional programming language. More info plus the language definition is at http://www.haskell.org/.

This package contains documentation for c2hs.

There are three methods to install c2hs-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 c2hs-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 c2hs-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install c2hs-doc

Install c2hs-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install c2hs-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install c2hs-doc

Install c2hs-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 c2hs-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install c2hs-doc

How To Uninstall c2hs-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the c2hs-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove c2hs-doc

Uninstall c2hs-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall c2hs-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove c2hs-doc

Remove c2hs-doc Configurations and Data

To remove c2hs-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge c2hs-doc

Remove c2hs-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove c2hs-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge c2hs-doc

Dependencies

c2hs-doc have the following dependencies:

References

• c2hs-doc website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install c2hs-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.