How To Install texinfo-doc-nonfree on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texinfo-doc-nonfree on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is texinfo-doc-nonfree
texinfo-doc-nonfree is:
This package provides documentation in info and html format for the texinfo and info packages. See the respective packages for more explanation.
There are three methods to install texinfo-doc-nonfree on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install texinfo-doc-nonfree Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install texinfo-doc-nonfree using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install texinfo-doc-nonfree
Install texinfo-doc-nonfree Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install texinfo-doc-nonfree using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install texinfo-doc-nonfree
Install texinfo-doc-nonfree 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install texinfo-doc-nonfree using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install texinfo-doc-nonfree
How To Uninstall texinfo-doc-nonfree on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the texinfo-doc-nonfree package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove texinfo-doc-nonfree
Uninstall texinfo-doc-nonfree And Its Dependencies
To uninstall texinfo-doc-nonfree and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove texinfo-doc-nonfree
Remove texinfo-doc-nonfree Configurations and Data
To remove texinfo-doc-nonfree configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge texinfo-doc-nonfree
Remove texinfo-doc-nonfree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove texinfo-doc-nonfree configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texinfo-doc-nonfree
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texinfo-doc-nonfree package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
