How To Install m4-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install m4-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is m4-doc
m4-doc is:
This package contains the HTML documentation for GNU m4.
There are three methods to install m4-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 m4-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 m4-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install m4-doc
Install m4-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install m4-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install m4-doc
Install m4-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 m4-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install m4-doc
How To Uninstall m4-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the m4-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove m4-doc
Uninstall m4-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall m4-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove m4-doc
Remove m4-doc Configurations and Data
To remove m4-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge m4-doc
Remove m4-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove m4-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge m4-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install m4-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
