How To Install alpine-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install alpine-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is alpine-doc
alpine-doc is:
Alpine is an upgrade of the well-known PINE email client. Its name derives from the use of the Apache License and its ties to PINE.
This package stores documentation for alpine.
There are three methods to install alpine-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 alpine-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 alpine-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install alpine-doc
Install alpine-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install alpine-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install alpine-doc
Install alpine-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 alpine-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install alpine-doc
How To Uninstall alpine-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the alpine-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove alpine-doc
Uninstall alpine-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall alpine-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove alpine-doc
Remove alpine-doc Configurations and Data
To remove alpine-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge alpine-doc
Remove alpine-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove alpine-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge alpine-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install alpine-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
