How To Install grass-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install grass-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. grass-doc is GRASS GIS user documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install grass-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is grass-doc

grass-doc is:

Commonly referred to as GRASS, this is a Geographic Information System (GIS) used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics/map production, spatial modeling, and visualization. GRASS is currently used in academic and commercial settings around the world, as well as by many government agencies and environmental consulting companies.

This package contains HTML documentation for the GRASS system.

There are three methods to install grass-doc 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 grass-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 grass-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install grass-doc

Install grass-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install grass-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install grass-doc

Install grass-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install grass-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grass-doc

How To Uninstall grass-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the grass-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove grass-doc

Uninstall grass-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall grass-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grass-doc

Remove grass-doc Configurations and Data

To remove grass-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge grass-doc

Remove grass-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove grass-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grass-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install grass-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.