How To Install html2stx on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install stx2any

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is html2stx and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install html2stx on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install html2stx using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install html2stx using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install stx2any

Install html2stx using apt

Because html2stx is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install html2stx using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install stx2any

Install html2stx using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 aptitude database, You can install html2stx by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install stx2any

How to upgrade (update) a single package html2stx using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the html2stx, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install stx2any

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install stx2any

How To Uninstall html2stx from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the html2stx package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove stx2any

Uninstall html2stx and all its dependencies

To uninstall html2stx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove stx2any

Remove html2stx with all configurations and data

To remove html2stx configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge stx2any

Remove html2stx completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to html2stx package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stx2any

Extra info and code examples

stx2any is a converter from structured text (Stx), which is plain text written in a standardised way, into other formats. Formats available currently include (X)HTML, man, raw text, DocBook XML, PostScript and LaTeX. Stx is a markup language in the tradition of plain text like markups, like wiki markup and ReST. For a comparison between different plain text markup languages, see stx2any's home page (http://sange.fi/~atehwa/cgi-bin/piki.cgi/stx2any). This package also has the following utilities: * strip_stx -- a literate programming tool * gather_stx_titles -- a script to automate cross-linking between documents * extract_usage_from_stx -- a script to produce "usage" messages from man pages written in stx * html2stx -- a utility to convert HTML into Stx.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install html2stx using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the html2stx from Kali Linux.

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