How To Install redet-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install redet-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. redet-doc is regular expression development and execution tool (documentation)

Introduction

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

What is redet-doc

redet-doc is:

Documentation for the Redet (regular expression development and execution tool.

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

sudo apt-get -y install redet-doc

Install redet-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install redet-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install redet-doc

How To Uninstall redet-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove redet-doc

Uninstall redet-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove redet-doc

Remove redet-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge redet-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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