How To Install xchm on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xchm on Debian 10.
What is xchm
xchm is:
xCHM is a viewer for Compiled HTML Help (CHM) files. It can show the contents tree if one is available, print the current page and do the usual history stunts. It allows one to change fonts and search for text in all the pages of the file, or in the page’s titles.
xCHM does not support JavaScript in books.
There are three methods to install xchm on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xchm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xchm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xchm
Install xchm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xchm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xchm
Install xchm 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 xchm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xchm
How To Uninstall xchm on Debian 10
To uninstall only the xchm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xchm
Uninstall xchm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xchm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xchm
Remove xchm Configurations and Data
To remove xchm configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xchm
Remove xchm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xchm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xchm
Dependencies
xchm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xchm package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.