How To Install fbless on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fbless on Kali Linux. fbless is terminal fiction book reader

Introduction

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

What is fbless

fbless is:

Fbreader is ncurses fiction book (.fb2) reader with following features:

  • customizable color themes
  • last viewed point saving
  • autoscroll mode
  • support for archived books
  • basic links support

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fbless

Install fbless Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fbless

Install fbless 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 fbless using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fbless

How To Uninstall fbless on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fbless

Uninstall fbless And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fbless

Remove fbless Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fbless

Remove fbless configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fbless

Dependencies

fbless have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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