How To Install git-man on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-man on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is git-man
git-man 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 reference documentation for use by the ‘man’ utility and the ‘git help’ command.
There are three methods to install git-man on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install git-man 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-man using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-man
Install git-man Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install git-man using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-man
Install git-man 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 git-man using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-man
How To Uninstall git-man on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the git-man package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-man
Uninstall git-man And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-man and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-man
Remove git-man Configurations and Data
To remove git-man configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-man
Remove git-man configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-man configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-man
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-man package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
