How To Install org-mode-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install org-mode-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. org-mode-doc is keep notes, maintain ToDo lists, and do project planning in emacs

Introduction

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

What is org-mode-doc

org-mode-doc is:

Org-mode is a mode for keeping notes, maintaining ToDo lists, and doing project planning with a fast and effective plain-text system.

Org-mode develops organizational tasks around NOTES files that contain information about projects as plain text. Org-mode is implemented on top of outline-mode, which makes it possible to keep the content of large files well structured. Visibility cycling and structure editing help to work with the tree. Tables are easily created with a built-in table editor. Org-mode supports ToDo items, deadlines, time stamps, and scheduling. It dynamically compiles entries into an agenda. Plain text URL-like links connect to websites, emails, Usenet messages, BBDB entries, and any files related to the projects. For printing and sharing of notes, an Org-mode file can be exported as a structured ASCII file, HTML, and LaTeX.

This is the documentation package

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

sudo apt-get -y install org-mode-doc

Install org-mode-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install org-mode-doc

Install org-mode-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 org-mode-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install org-mode-doc

How To Uninstall org-mode-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove org-mode-doc

Uninstall org-mode-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove org-mode-doc

Remove org-mode-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge org-mode-doc

Remove org-mode-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge org-mode-doc

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Summary

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