How To Install monodoc-http on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install monodoc-http on Ubuntu 18.04. monodoc-http is MonoDoc http based viewer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install monodoc-http on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is monodoc-http

monodoc-http is:

The MonoDoc Project is the documentation framework of the Mono project which provides detailed API documentation for all Mono components and the Mono CLI implementation.

This package contains ASP.NET scripts which allow viewing the Mono documentation via an ASP.NET enabled webserver with a standard http webbrowser.

There are three methods to install monodoc-http 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 monodoc-http Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install monodoc-http

Install monodoc-http Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install monodoc-http

Install monodoc-http 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 monodoc-http using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install monodoc-http

How To Uninstall monodoc-http on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the monodoc-http package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove monodoc-http

Uninstall monodoc-http And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove monodoc-http

Remove monodoc-http Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge monodoc-http

Remove monodoc-http configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge monodoc-http

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Summary

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