How To Install libmarkdown-php on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmarkdown-php on Kali Linux.

What is libmarkdown-php

libmarkdown-php is:

“Markdown” is two things: a plain text markup syntax, and a software tool that converts the plain text markup to HTML for publishing on the web.

The Markdown syntax allows you to write text naturally and format it without using HTML tags. More importantly: in Markdown format, your text stays enjoyable to read for a human being, and this is true enough that it makes a Markdown document publishable as-is, as plain text. If you are using text-formatted email, you already know some part of the syntax.

PHP Markdown can work as a plug-in for WordPress and bBlog, as a modifier for the Smarty templating engine, or as a replacement for textile formatting in any software that support textile.

There are three methods to install libmarkdown-php 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 libmarkdown-php Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmarkdown-php

Install libmarkdown-php Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmarkdown-php

Install libmarkdown-php 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 libmarkdown-php using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmarkdown-php

How To Uninstall libmarkdown-php on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmarkdown-php package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmarkdown-php

Uninstall libmarkdown-php And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmarkdown-php

Remove libmarkdown-php Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmarkdown-php

Remove libmarkdown-php configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmarkdown-php

Dependencies

libmarkdown-php have the following dependencies:

• php

References

• libmarkdown-php website

Summary

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