How To Install debian-faq on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-faq on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is debian-faq
debian-faq is:
In this package you will find the Debian GNU/Linux FAQ, which gives frequently asked questions (with their answers!) about the Debian distribution (Debian GNU/Linux and others) and about the Debian project. Some answers assume some knowledge of Unix-like operating systems. However, as little prior knowledge as possible is assumed: answers to general beginners questions will be kept simple.
This document is available at http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ as well as from the Debian ftp server at ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/FAQ and mirrors thereof.
The document is supplied in HTML, PDF, PostScript and plain text.
If you’re new to Debian, and like to read documentation from your local system, without using the network, install this package.
There are three methods to install debian-faq 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 debian-faq Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-faq using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debian-faq
Install debian-faq Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-faq using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debian-faq
Install debian-faq 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 debian-faq using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debian-faq
How To Uninstall debian-faq on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the debian-faq package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debian-faq
Uninstall debian-faq And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debian-faq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-faq
Remove debian-faq Configurations and Data
To remove debian-faq configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debian-faq
Remove debian-faq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debian-faq configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debian-faq
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-faq package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
