How To Install racket-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install racket-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. racket-doc is extensible programming language in the Scheme family (documentation)

Introduction

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

What is racket-doc

racket-doc is:

This package includes all of the documentation for Racket.

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

sudo apt-get -y install racket-doc

Install racket-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install racket-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install racket-doc

How To Uninstall racket-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove racket-doc

Uninstall racket-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove racket-doc

Remove racket-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge racket-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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