How To Install mkdocs-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mkdocs-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. mkdocs-doc is Static site generator (documentation)

Introduction

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

What is mkdocs-doc

mkdocs-doc 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 HTML documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mkdocs-doc

Install mkdocs-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mkdocs-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install mkdocs-doc

How To Uninstall mkdocs-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove mkdocs-doc

Uninstall mkdocs-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkdocs-doc

Remove mkdocs-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mkdocs-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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