How To Install yelp-xsl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install yelp-xsl on Ubuntu 18.04. yelp-xsl is XSL stylesheets for the yelp help browser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yelp-xsl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is yelp-xsl

yelp-xsl is:

Yelp-xsl contains XSL stylesheets that are used by the yelp help browser to format Docbook and Mallard documents.

There are three methods to install yelp-xsl 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 yelp-xsl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install yelp-xsl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install yelp-xsl

Install yelp-xsl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install yelp-xsl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install yelp-xsl

Install yelp-xsl 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 yelp-xsl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yelp-xsl

How To Uninstall yelp-xsl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the yelp-xsl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove yelp-xsl

Uninstall yelp-xsl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall yelp-xsl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yelp-xsl

Remove yelp-xsl Configurations and Data

To remove yelp-xsl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge yelp-xsl

Remove yelp-xsl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove yelp-xsl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yelp-xsl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install yelp-xsl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.