How To Install sailcut-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sailcut-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. sailcut-doc is Sailcut CAD documentation

Introduction

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

What is sailcut-doc

sailcut-doc is:

Sailcut CAD is a sail design and plotting software which allows you to design and visualise your own sails and compute the accurate development of all panels in flat sheets. You can export the sails you create to DXF, plaintext or Carlson plotter files.

This package provides the documentation for Sailcut CAD.

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

sudo apt-get -y install sailcut-doc

Install sailcut-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sailcut-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install sailcut-doc

How To Uninstall sailcut-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove sailcut-doc

Uninstall sailcut-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sailcut-doc

Remove sailcut-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sailcut-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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