How To Install git-doc on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-doc on Debian 10.
What is git-doc
git-doc is:
Git is popular version control system designed to handle very large projects with speed and efficiency; it is used for many high profile open source projects, most notably the Linux kernel.
Git falls in the category of distributed source code management tools. Every Git working directory is a full-fledged repository with full revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on network access or a central server.
This package provides the documentation.
There are three methods to install git-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 git-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 git-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-doc
Install git-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install git-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-doc
Install git-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 git-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-doc
How To Uninstall git-doc on Debian 10
To uninstall only the git-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-doc
Uninstall git-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-doc
Remove git-doc Configurations and Data
To remove git-doc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-doc
Remove git-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-doc
Dependencies
git-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-doc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.