How To Install docknot on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install docknot on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is docknot
docknot is:
DocKnot is a static web site generator built around a macro language called thread, with special support for managing software releases. In addition to building a web site, it can generate distribution tarballs and consistent human-readable software package documentation from a YAML metadata file and templates. The goal is to generate both web pages and distributed documentation files (such as README) from the same source, using templates for consistency across multiple packages.
There are three methods to install docknot 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 docknot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install docknot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install docknot
Install docknot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install docknot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install docknot
Install docknot 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 docknot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install docknot
How To Uninstall docknot on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the docknot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove docknot
Uninstall docknot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall docknot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove docknot
Remove docknot Configurations and Data
To remove docknot configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge docknot
Remove docknot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove docknot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge docknot
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install docknot package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.