How To Install groovy-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install groovy-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is groovy-doc
groovy-doc is:
Groovy is an agile dynamic language for the JVM combining lots of great features from languages like Python, Ruby and Smalltalk and making them available to the Java developers using a Java-like syntax.
Groovy is designed to help you get things done on the Java platform in a quicker, more concise and fun way - bringing the power of Python and Ruby inside the Java platform.
Groovy can be used as an alternative compiler to javac to generate standard Java bytecode to be used by any Java project or it can be used dynamically as an alternative language such as for scripting Java objects, templating or writing unit test cases.
This package includes the Groovy API javadocs, and examples.
There are three methods to install groovy-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 groovy-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 groovy-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install groovy-doc
Install groovy-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install groovy-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install groovy-doc
Install groovy-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 groovy-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install groovy-doc
How To Uninstall groovy-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the groovy-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove groovy-doc
Uninstall groovy-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall groovy-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove groovy-doc
Remove groovy-doc Configurations and Data
To remove groovy-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge groovy-doc
Remove groovy-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove groovy-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge groovy-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install groovy-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
