How To Install sketch-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sketch-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. sketch-doc is Extra documentation for the sketch 3D line drawing system

Introduction

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

What is sketch-doc

sketch-doc is:

Sketch is a simple system for producing line drawings of three-dimensional objects and scenes. Sketch is intended to produce finely wrought, mathematically-based illustrations with no extraneous detail and be able to easily overlay TeX math and text. The input language is reminiscent of PSTricks, so will be easy to learn for current PSTricks users. It generates either PSTricks or TikZ/PGF code as output.

This package includes HTML and PDF versions of the user manual (an info version of the manual is part of the sketch package). Also includes some example input files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install sketch-doc

Install sketch-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sketch-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install sketch-doc

How To Uninstall sketch-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove sketch-doc

Uninstall sketch-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sketch-doc

Remove sketch-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sketch-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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