How To Install readline-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install readline-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is readline-doc
readline-doc is:
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need to provide a command line interface.
The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for recalling lines of previously typed input.
There are three methods to install readline-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 readline-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 readline-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install readline-doc
Install readline-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install readline-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install readline-doc
Install readline-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 readline-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install readline-doc
How To Uninstall readline-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the readline-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove readline-doc
Uninstall readline-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall readline-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove readline-doc
Remove readline-doc Configurations and Data
To remove readline-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge readline-doc
Remove readline-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove readline-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge readline-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install readline-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
