How To Install htmldoc-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install htmldoc-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is htmldoc-common
htmldoc-common is:
HTMLDOC is a program for writing documentation in HTML and producing indexed HTML, PostScript, or PDF output (with tables of contents). It supports most HTML 3.2 and some HTML 4.0 syntax, as well as GIF, JPEG, and PNG images.
This package contains the htmldoc files common to all architectures.
There are three methods to install htmldoc-common 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 htmldoc-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install htmldoc-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install htmldoc-common
Install htmldoc-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install htmldoc-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install htmldoc-common
Install htmldoc-common 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 htmldoc-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install htmldoc-common
How To Uninstall htmldoc-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the htmldoc-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove htmldoc-common
Uninstall htmldoc-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall htmldoc-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove htmldoc-common
Remove htmldoc-common Configurations and Data
To remove htmldoc-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge htmldoc-common
Remove htmldoc-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove htmldoc-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge htmldoc-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install htmldoc-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
