How To Install cinnamon-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cinnamon-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. cinnamon-doc is Innovative and comfortable desktop (Documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cinnamon-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is cinnamon-doc

cinnamon-doc is:

Cinnamon is a desktop environment which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience.

The desktop layout is similar to GNOME 2. The underlying technology is forked from gnome-shell. The emphasis is put on making users feel at home and providing them with an easy to use and comfortable desktop experience.

This package contains the documentation files distributed with Cinnamon.

There are three methods to install cinnamon-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 cinnamon-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 cinnamon-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cinnamon-doc

Install cinnamon-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cinnamon-doc

Install cinnamon-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 cinnamon-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cinnamon-doc

How To Uninstall cinnamon-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the cinnamon-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cinnamon-doc

Uninstall cinnamon-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cinnamon-doc

Remove cinnamon-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cinnamon-doc

Remove cinnamon-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cinnamon-doc

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Summary

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