How To Install apt-doc on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-doc on Debian 11.
What is apt-doc
apt-doc is:
This package contains the user guide and offline guide for various APT tools which are provided in a html and a text-only version.
There are three methods to install apt-doc on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install apt-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-doc
Install apt-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-doc
Install apt-doc 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 apt-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-doc
How To Uninstall apt-doc on Debian 11
To uninstall only the apt-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-doc
Uninstall apt-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-doc
Remove apt-doc Configurations and Data
To remove apt-doc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-doc
Remove apt-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-doc
Dependencies
apt-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-doc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.