How To Install man2html-base on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install man2html-base on Debian 11.
What is man2html-base
man2html-base is:
The package contains a command-line tool for converting man pages into HTML format.
man2html-base is a stripped-down package containing only a man to HTML converter, useful for users who do not need any CGI interface, provided in the man2html package.
There are three methods to install man2html-base on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install man2html-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install man2html-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install man2html-base
Install man2html-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install man2html-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install man2html-base
Install man2html-base 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install man2html-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install man2html-base
How To Uninstall man2html-base on Debian 11
To uninstall only the man2html-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove man2html-base
Uninstall man2html-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall man2html-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove man2html-base
Remove man2html-base Configurations and Data
To remove man2html-base configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge man2html-base
Remove man2html-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove man2html-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge man2html-base
Dependencies
man2html-base have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install man2html-base package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.