How To Install dx-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dx-doc on Kali Linux. dx-doc is OpenDX (IBM Visualization Data Explorer) - documentation

Introduction

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

What is dx-doc

dx-doc is:

Data Explorer is a system of tools and user interfaces for visualizing data. In general terms the visualization of data can be considered a 3-stage process: 1. Describing and importing data 2. Processing the data through a visualization program 3. Presenting the resulting image. This is the documentation package. It includes online help and html documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install dx-doc

Install dx-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dx-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install dx-doc

How To Uninstall dx-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dx-doc

Uninstall dx-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dx-doc

Remove dx-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dx-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

dx-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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