How To Install translate-docformat on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install translate-docformat on Ubuntu 18.04. translate-docformat is any-to-any document translation system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install translate-docformat on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is translate-docformat

translate-docformat is:

This is a command-line front end to various document format translation programs to facilitate the translation of documents from one format to another.

Currently it supports major formats like docbook, linuxdoc, debiandoc, and TeX, translating to HTML, ps and text.

There are three methods to install translate-docformat 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 translate-docformat Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install translate-docformat

Install translate-docformat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install translate-docformat

Install translate-docformat 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 translate-docformat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install translate-docformat

How To Uninstall translate-docformat on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the translate-docformat package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove translate-docformat

Uninstall translate-docformat And Its Dependencies

To uninstall translate-docformat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove translate-docformat

Remove translate-docformat Configurations and Data

To remove translate-docformat configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge translate-docformat

Remove translate-docformat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge translate-docformat

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install translate-docformat package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.