How To Install sdf-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdf-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sdf-doc
sdf-doc is:
SDF (Simple Document Format) is a freely available document development system which generates high quality outputs in a variety of formats from a single source. The output formats supported include PostScript(tm), PDF, HTML, plain text, POD, man pages, LaTeX, MIF, SGML, Windows(tm) help, RTF, MIMS F6 help and MIMS HTX help. If the idea of specifying documents in a logical manner via a simple markup language sounds appealing, SDF may be useful to you.
There are three methods to install sdf-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 sdf-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 sdf-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sdf-doc
Install sdf-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sdf-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sdf-doc
Install sdf-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 sdf-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sdf-doc
How To Uninstall sdf-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sdf-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sdf-doc
Uninstall sdf-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sdf-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdf-doc
Remove sdf-doc Configurations and Data
To remove sdf-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sdf-doc
Remove sdf-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sdf-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdf-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdf-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
