How To Install xorg-docs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-docs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xorg-docs
xorg-docs is:
This package contains various documents on the X.org X Window System including the release notes for the current version and instructions on the font and xkb subsystems. The documents are in html, pdf, ps, and plain text format.
There are three methods to install xorg-docs 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 xorg-docs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xorg-docs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xorg-docs
Install xorg-docs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xorg-docs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xorg-docs
Install xorg-docs 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 xorg-docs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xorg-docs
How To Uninstall xorg-docs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xorg-docs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xorg-docs
Uninstall xorg-docs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xorg-docs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xorg-docs
Remove xorg-docs Configurations and Data
To remove xorg-docs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xorg-docs
Remove xorg-docs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xorg-docs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xorg-docs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-docs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
