How To Install xindy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xindy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xindy
xindy is:
xindy is an index processor that can be used to generate book-like indexes for arbitrary document-preparation systems. This includes systems such as TeX and LaTeX, the roff-family, SGML/XML-based systems (e.g. HTML) that process some kind of text and generate indexing information. The kernel system is not fixed to any specific system, but can be configured to work together with such systems.
In comparison to other index processors xindy has several powerful features that make it an ideal framework for describing and generating complex indices, addressing especially international indexing.
There are three methods to install xindy 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xindy
Install xindy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xindy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xindy
Install xindy 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xindy
How To Uninstall xindy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xindy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xindy
Uninstall xindy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xindy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xindy
Remove xindy Configurations and Data
To remove xindy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xindy
Remove xindy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xindy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xindy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xindy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
