How To Install ldp-docbook-dsssl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ldp-docbook-dsssl on Ubuntu 18.04. ldp-docbook-dsssl is The Linux Documentation Projects DSSSL stylesheets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ldp-docbook-dsssl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ldp-docbook-dsssl

ldp-docbook-dsssl is:

This is a customized stylesheet authored by contributors to the Linux Documentation Project. It imports standard DocBook stylesheets and overrides certain components.

This package provides the DSSSL stylesheet; XSL versions can be found in ldp-docbook-xsl.

There are three methods to install ldp-docbook-dsssl 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 ldp-docbook-dsssl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ldp-docbook-dsssl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ldp-docbook-dsssl

Install ldp-docbook-dsssl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ldp-docbook-dsssl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ldp-docbook-dsssl

Install ldp-docbook-dsssl 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 ldp-docbook-dsssl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ldp-docbook-dsssl

How To Uninstall ldp-docbook-dsssl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ldp-docbook-dsssl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ldp-docbook-dsssl

Uninstall ldp-docbook-dsssl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldp-docbook-dsssl

Remove ldp-docbook-dsssl Configurations and Data

To remove ldp-docbook-dsssl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ldp-docbook-dsssl

Remove ldp-docbook-dsssl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ldp-docbook-dsssl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldp-docbook-dsssl

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Summary

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