How To Install mkdocs-bootstrap on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mkdocs-bootstrap on Ubuntu 18.04. mkdocs-bootstrap is bootstrap themes for MkDocs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mkdocs-bootstrap on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mkdocs-bootstrap

mkdocs-bootstrap is:

MkDocs is a fast, simple and downright gorgeous static site generator that’s geared towards building project documentation. Documentation source files are written in Markdown, and configured with a single YAML configuration file.

This package contains the bootstrap theme.

There are three methods to install mkdocs-bootstrap 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 mkdocs-bootstrap Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mkdocs-bootstrap using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mkdocs-bootstrap

Install mkdocs-bootstrap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mkdocs-bootstrap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mkdocs-bootstrap

Install mkdocs-bootstrap 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 mkdocs-bootstrap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mkdocs-bootstrap

How To Uninstall mkdocs-bootstrap on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mkdocs-bootstrap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mkdocs-bootstrap

Uninstall mkdocs-bootstrap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mkdocs-bootstrap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkdocs-bootstrap

Remove mkdocs-bootstrap Configurations and Data

To remove mkdocs-bootstrap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mkdocs-bootstrap

Remove mkdocs-bootstrap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mkdocs-bootstrap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkdocs-bootstrap

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mkdocs-bootstrap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.