How To Install nsis-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nsis-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. nsis-doc is Nullsoft Scriptable Install System documentation

Introduction

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

What is nsis-doc

nsis-doc is:

NSIS is a tool for creating quick and user friendly installers for Microsoft Windows (Win32) operating systems.

This package contains examples and the documentation in HTML format.

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

sudo apt-get -y install nsis-doc

Install nsis-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nsis-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install nsis-doc

How To Uninstall nsis-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove nsis-doc

Uninstall nsis-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nsis-doc

Remove nsis-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nsis-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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