How To Install mgetty-docs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgetty-docs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mgetty-docs
mgetty-docs is:
Sample files and lots of documentation for mgetty. Additional source code for programs included that allow to set up a user interface for mgetty.
There are three methods to install mgetty-docs 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 mgetty-docs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mgetty-docs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgetty-docs
Install mgetty-docs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgetty-docs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgetty-docs
Install mgetty-docs 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 mgetty-docs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgetty-docs
How To Uninstall mgetty-docs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mgetty-docs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgetty-docs
Uninstall mgetty-docs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgetty-docs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgetty-docs
Remove mgetty-docs Configurations and Data
To remove mgetty-docs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgetty-docs
Remove mgetty-docs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgetty-docs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgetty-docs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgetty-docs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
