How To Install wordgrinder-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install wordgrinder-doc on Debian 9. wordgrinder-doc is simple word processor for writing first drafts (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wordgrinder-doc on Debian 9.

What is wordgrinder-doc

wordgrinder-doc is:

WordGrinder is a simple, Unicode-aware word processor. It supports basic paragraph styles, character styles, just enough screen markup to be useful, and is driven via an easy to use menu interface.

This package contains the documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install wordgrinder-doc

Install wordgrinder-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wordgrinder-doc

Install wordgrinder-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install wordgrinder-doc

How To Uninstall wordgrinder-doc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove wordgrinder-doc

Uninstall wordgrinder-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wordgrinder-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wordgrinder-doc

Remove wordgrinder-doc Configurations and Data

To remove wordgrinder-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wordgrinder-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

wordgrinder-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wordgrinder-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.