How To Install mcl-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcl-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mcl-doc
mcl-doc is:
The MCL package is an implementation of the Markov Cluster algorithm, for manipulating sparse matricess and conducting cluster experiments.
This is documentation for mcl: the MCL FAQ, some examples as well as manpages in HTML and PostScript format.
There are three methods to install mcl-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 mcl-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 mcl-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mcl-doc
Install mcl-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mcl-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mcl-doc
Install mcl-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 mcl-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mcl-doc
How To Uninstall mcl-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mcl-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mcl-doc
Uninstall mcl-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mcl-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mcl-doc
Remove mcl-doc Configurations and Data
To remove mcl-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mcl-doc
Remove mcl-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mcl-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mcl-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcl-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
