How To Install pcp-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pcp-doc
pcp-doc is:
The pcp-doc package provides useful information on using and configuring the Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) toolkit for system level performance management. It includes tutorials, HOWTOs, and other detailed documentation about the internals of core PCP utilities and daemons, and the PCP graphical tools.
There are three methods to install pcp-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 pcp-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 pcp-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pcp-doc
Install pcp-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pcp-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pcp-doc
Install pcp-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 pcp-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pcp-doc
How To Uninstall pcp-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pcp-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pcp-doc
Uninstall pcp-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pcp-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcp-doc
Remove pcp-doc Configurations and Data
To remove pcp-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pcp-doc
Remove pcp-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pcp-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcp-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcp-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
