How To Install docbook2x on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook2x
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is docbook2x
docbook2x is:
The main tools are:
- docbook2x-man: converts a DocBook/XML refentry into a manual page, with table support
- docbook2x-texi: converts a DocBook/XML refentry into an info page, most usable for Emacs users
There are three methods to install docbook2x
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 docbook2x Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install docbook2x
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install docbook2x
Install docbook2x Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install docbook2x
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install docbook2x
Install docbook2x 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 docbook2x
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install docbook2x
How To Uninstall docbook2x on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the docbook2x
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove docbook2x
Uninstall docbook2x And Its Dependencies
To uninstall docbook2x
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove docbook2x
Remove docbook2x Configurations and Data
To remove docbook2x
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge docbook2x
Remove docbook2x configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove docbook2x
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge docbook2x
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook2x
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.