How To Install ldp-docbook-xsl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldp-docbook-xsl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ldp-docbook-xsl
ldp-docbook-xsl is:
These are customized stylesheets authored by contributors to the Linux Documentation Project. They import standard DocBook stylesheets and override certain components.
This package provides the XSL stylesheets; a DSSSL version can be found in ldp-docbook-dsssl.
There are three methods to install ldp-docbook-xsl 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-xsl 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-xsl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ldp-docbook-xsl
Install ldp-docbook-xsl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ldp-docbook-xsl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ldp-docbook-xsl
Install ldp-docbook-xsl 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-xsl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ldp-docbook-xsl
How To Uninstall ldp-docbook-xsl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ldp-docbook-xsl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ldp-docbook-xsl
Uninstall ldp-docbook-xsl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ldp-docbook-xsl 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-xsl
Remove ldp-docbook-xsl Configurations and Data
To remove ldp-docbook-xsl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ldp-docbook-xsl
Remove ldp-docbook-xsl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ldp-docbook-xsl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldp-docbook-xsl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldp-docbook-xsl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
