How To Install pike8.0-reference on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-reference on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pike8.0-reference
pike8.0-reference is:
The documentation previously split between pike8.0-manual and pike8.0-reference has been merged into pike8.0-doc, since most of the size consists of images, which were duplicated in both packages.
This package can be safely removed after completed upgrade.
There are three methods to install pike8.0-reference 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 pike8.0-reference Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pike8.0-reference using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pike8.0-reference
Install pike8.0-reference Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pike8.0-reference using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pike8.0-reference
Install pike8.0-reference 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 pike8.0-reference using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pike8.0-reference
How To Uninstall pike8.0-reference on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pike8.0-reference package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pike8.0-reference
Uninstall pike8.0-reference And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pike8.0-reference and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pike8.0-reference
Remove pike8.0-reference Configurations and Data
To remove pike8.0-reference configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pike8.0-reference
Remove pike8.0-reference configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pike8.0-reference configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pike8.0-reference
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-reference package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
