How To Install elkdoc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install elkdoc on Kali Linux. elkdoc is documentation for the Extension Language Kit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elkdoc on Kali Linux.

What is elkdoc

elkdoc is:

Elk is an implementation of the Scheme programming language, designed specifically as an embeddable, reusable extension language subsystem for applications written in C or C++.

This package contains the Elk documentation.

There are three methods to install elkdoc 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 elkdoc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install elkdoc

Install elkdoc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elkdoc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elkdoc

Install elkdoc 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 elkdoc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elkdoc

How To Uninstall elkdoc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the elkdoc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elkdoc

Uninstall elkdoc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elkdoc

Remove elkdoc Configurations and Data

To remove elkdoc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elkdoc

Remove elkdoc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elkdoc

Dependencies

elkdoc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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