How To Install nut-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nut-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. nut-doc is network UPS tools - documentation

Introduction

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

What is nut-doc

nut-doc is:

Network UPS Tools (NUT) is a client/server monitoring system that allows computers to share uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and power distribution unit (PDU) hardware. Clients access the hardware through the server, and are notified whenever the power status changes.

This package contains FAQ, user, developer and packager documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install nut-doc

Install nut-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nut-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install nut-doc

How To Uninstall nut-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove nut-doc

Uninstall nut-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nut-doc

Remove nut-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nut-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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