How To Install mkdocs-bootswatch on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is mkdocs-bootswatch

mkdocs-bootswatch 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 bootswatch theme.

There are three methods to install mkdocs-bootswatch 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-bootswatch 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-bootswatch using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mkdocs-bootswatch

Install mkdocs-bootswatch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mkdocs-bootswatch

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

sudo aptitude -y install mkdocs-bootswatch

How To Uninstall mkdocs-bootswatch on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove mkdocs-bootswatch

Uninstall mkdocs-bootswatch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkdocs-bootswatch

Remove mkdocs-bootswatch Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mkdocs-bootswatch

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

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

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

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Summary

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