How To Install rdtool on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rdtool on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rdtool
rdtool is:
RD is multipurpose documentation format created for documentating Ruby and output of Ruby world.
You can embed RD into Ruby script. And RD have neat syntax which help you to read document in Ruby script. On the other hand, RD have a feature for class reference.
RDtool is one of frontends of formatter for RD. This package provides rd2 command.
There are three methods to install rdtool 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 rdtool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rdtool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rdtool
Install rdtool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rdtool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rdtool
Install rdtool 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 rdtool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rdtool
How To Uninstall rdtool on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rdtool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rdtool
Uninstall rdtool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rdtool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdtool
Remove rdtool Configurations and Data
To remove rdtool configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rdtool
Remove rdtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rdtool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdtool
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rdtool package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
