How To Install tar-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tar-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tar-doc
tar-doc is:
Documentation for GNU tar in info format, which is not distributed in Debian main because it is licensed under the GFDL with invariant sections that violate the DFSG.
There are three methods to install tar-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 tar-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 tar-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tar-doc
Install tar-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tar-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tar-doc
Install tar-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 tar-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tar-doc
How To Uninstall tar-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tar-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tar-doc
Uninstall tar-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tar-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tar-doc
Remove tar-doc Configurations and Data
To remove tar-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tar-doc
Remove tar-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tar-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tar-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tar-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
