How To Install texinfo on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texinfo on Debian 9.
What is texinfo
texinfo is:
Texinfo is a documentation system that uses a single source file to produce both on-line information and printed output.
Using Texinfo, you can create a printed document with the normal features of a book, including chapters, sections, cross references, and indices. From the same Texinfo source file, you can create a menu-driven, on-line Info file with nodes, menus, cross references, and indices.
There are three methods to install texinfo on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install texinfo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install texinfo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install texinfo
Install texinfo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install texinfo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install texinfo
Install texinfo 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install texinfo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install texinfo
How To Uninstall texinfo on Debian 9
To uninstall only the texinfo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove texinfo
Uninstall texinfo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall texinfo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove texinfo
Remove texinfo Configurations and Data
To remove texinfo configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge texinfo
Remove texinfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove texinfo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texinfo
Dependencies
texinfo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texinfo package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.