How To Install zsh-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zsh-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is zsh-doc
zsh-doc is:
Zsh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) usable as an interactive login shell and as a shell script command processor. Of the standard shells, zsh most closely resembles ksh but includes many enhancements. Zsh has command-line editing, built-in spelling correction, programmable command completion, shell functions (with autoloading), a history mechanism, and a host of other features.
This contains the documentation in GNU info and HTML formats.
There are three methods to install zsh-doc 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 zsh-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zsh-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zsh-doc
Install zsh-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zsh-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zsh-doc
Install zsh-doc 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 zsh-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zsh-doc
How To Uninstall zsh-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the zsh-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zsh-doc
Uninstall zsh-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zsh-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zsh-doc
Remove zsh-doc Configurations and Data
To remove zsh-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zsh-doc
Remove zsh-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zsh-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zsh-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zsh-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
