How To Install asymptote-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install asymptote-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is asymptote-doc
asymptote-doc is:
Asymptote is a powerful descriptive vector graphics language that provides a natural coordinate-based framework for technical drawing. This package provides documentation and examples.
There are three methods to install asymptote-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 asymptote-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 asymptote-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install asymptote-doc
Install asymptote-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install asymptote-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install asymptote-doc
Install asymptote-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 asymptote-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install asymptote-doc
How To Uninstall asymptote-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the asymptote-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove asymptote-doc
Uninstall asymptote-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall asymptote-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove asymptote-doc
Remove asymptote-doc Configurations and Data
To remove asymptote-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge asymptote-doc
Remove asymptote-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove asymptote-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge asymptote-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install asymptote-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
