How To Install ifeffit-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ifeffit-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. ifeffit-doc is IFEFFIT examples and documentation

Introduction

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

What is ifeffit-doc

ifeffit-doc is:

This package contains all the available documentation for IFEFFIT and its component programs. Example files for EXAFS data analysis are also provided as tutorials.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ifeffit-doc

Install ifeffit-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ifeffit-doc

Install ifeffit-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 ifeffit-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ifeffit-doc

How To Uninstall ifeffit-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ifeffit-doc

Uninstall ifeffit-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ifeffit-doc

Remove ifeffit-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ifeffit-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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