How To Install xindy-rules on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xindy-rules on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xindy-rules
xindy-rules is:
xindy is an index processor that can be used to generate book-like indexes for arbitrary document-preparation systems.
This package contains the rule files (the knowledge base) of xindy.
There are three methods to install xindy-rules 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 xindy-rules Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xindy-rules using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xindy-rules
Install xindy-rules Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xindy-rules using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xindy-rules
Install xindy-rules 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 xindy-rules using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xindy-rules
How To Uninstall xindy-rules on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xindy-rules package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xindy-rules
Uninstall xindy-rules And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xindy-rules and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xindy-rules
Remove xindy-rules Configurations and Data
To remove xindy-rules configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xindy-rules
Remove xindy-rules configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xindy-rules configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xindy-rules
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xindy-rules package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
