How To Install helpman on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install helpman on Kali Linux. helpman is quick & easy access to 4000+ manuals / guides / tutorials

Introduction

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

What is helpman

helpman is:

Helpman provides a classified access to the manuals, installed by user/system programs, automatically. It also supports typing a program / manual name, in the Select Manual: text / combo box directly, to display it quickly. Error Messages will be shown below, if a manual is not found.

The Manual Type list box, shows sections 1 to 8, useful for specific display of a version of the manual. Say for example, if you see, CRON(8) in a manual, it means the CRON manual in the 8th section. So users should choose appropriately.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install helpman

Install helpman Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install helpman

Install helpman 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 helpman using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install helpman

How To Uninstall helpman on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove helpman

Uninstall helpman And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove helpman

Remove helpman Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge helpman

Remove helpman configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge helpman

Dependencies

helpman have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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