How To Install doc-debian on Debian 10

Learn how to install doc-debian on Debian 10 with this tutorial. doc-debian is Debian Project documentation and other documents

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install doc-debian on Debian 10.

What is doc-debian

doc-debian is:

The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system.

In this package, you will find:

  • Debian Linux Manifesto,
  • Constitution for the Debian Project,
  • Debian Social Contract,
  • Debian Free Software Guidelines.

Additionally provided are:

  • Debian Bug Tracking System documentation, and
  • Introduction to the Debian mailing lists.

All of these files are available at ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/ and mirrors thereof.

There are three methods to install doc-debian on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install doc-debian Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install doc-debian

Install doc-debian Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install doc-debian

Install doc-debian 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install doc-debian using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install doc-debian

How To Uninstall doc-debian on Debian 10

To uninstall only the doc-debian package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove doc-debian

Uninstall doc-debian And Its Dependencies

To uninstall doc-debian and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove doc-debian

Remove doc-debian Configurations and Data

To remove doc-debian configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge doc-debian

Remove doc-debian configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge doc-debian

Dependencies

doc-debian have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install doc-debian package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.