How To Install x3270-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install x3270-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is x3270-doc
x3270-doc is:
x3270-doc contains the HTML documentation for the x3270 series of programs that allows one to connect to IBM mainframes via telnet.
There are three methods to install x3270-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 x3270-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 x3270-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install x3270-doc
Install x3270-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install x3270-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install x3270-doc
Install x3270-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 x3270-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install x3270-doc
How To Uninstall x3270-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the x3270-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove x3270-doc
Uninstall x3270-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall x3270-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove x3270-doc
Remove x3270-doc Configurations and Data
To remove x3270-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge x3270-doc
Remove x3270-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove x3270-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x3270-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install x3270-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
