How To Install nanoc-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nanoc-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. nanoc-doc is static site generator written in Ruby - documentation

Introduction

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

What is nanoc-doc

nanoc-doc is:

Nanoc is a static site generator, fit for building anything from a small personal blog to a large corporate web site. It can transform content from one format (e.g. Haml or Markdown) into another (usually HTML) and lay out pages so that the site’s look and feel is consistent across all pages.

Extending Nanoc is easy because of its modular architecture. It comes with only a couple of extensions, but allows new functionality to be plugged in quickly and easily.

Some knowledge of the Ruby programming language is required in order to use Nanoc.

This package contains the documentation for Nanoc.

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

sudo apt-get -y install nanoc-doc

Install nanoc-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nanoc-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install nanoc-doc

How To Uninstall nanoc-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove nanoc-doc

Uninstall nanoc-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nanoc-doc

Remove nanoc-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nanoc-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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