How To Install dx-doc on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dx-doc on Debian 10.
What is dx-doc
dx-doc is:
Data Explorer is a system of tools and user interfaces for visualizing data. In general terms the visualization of data can be considered a 3-stage process: 1. Describing and importing data 2. Processing the data through a visualization program 3. Presenting the resulting image. This is the documentation package. It includes online help and html documentation.
There are three methods to install dx-doc on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dx-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 dx-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dx-doc
Install dx-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dx-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dx-doc
Install dx-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 dx-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dx-doc
How To Uninstall dx-doc on Debian 10
To uninstall only the dx-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dx-doc
Uninstall dx-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dx-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dx-doc
Remove dx-doc Configurations and Data
To remove dx-doc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dx-doc
Remove dx-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dx-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dx-doc
Dependencies
dx-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dx-doc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.