How To Install cockpit-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-doc on Ubuntu 22.04. cockpit-doc is Cockpit deployment and developer guide

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-doc on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cockpit-doc

cockpit-doc is:

The Cockpit Deployment and Developer Guide shows sysadmins how to deploy Cockpit on their machines as well as helps developers who want to embed or extend Cockpit.

There are three methods to install cockpit-doc on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cockpit-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 cockpit-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cockpit-doc

Install cockpit-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cockpit-doc

Install cockpit-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install cockpit-doc

How To Uninstall cockpit-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cockpit-doc

Uninstall cockpit-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cockpit-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cockpit-doc

Remove cockpit-doc Configurations and Data

To remove cockpit-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cockpit-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-doc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.