How To Install developers-reference-de on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install developers-reference-de on Ubuntu 18.04. developers-reference-de is guidelines and information for Debian developers, in German

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install developers-reference-de on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is developers-reference-de

developers-reference-de is:

This package contains the German translation of Debian Developer’s Reference (package: developers-reference), a set of guidelines and best practices which has been established by and for the community of Debian developers. If you are not a Debian developer, you probably do not need this package.

Table of Contents (in English):

1. Scope of This Document
2. Applying to Become a Maintainer
3. Debian Developer's Duties
4. Resources for Debian Developers and Debian Maintainers
5. Managing Packages
6. Best Packaging Practices
7. Beyond Packaging
8. Internationalization and Translations

There are three methods to install developers-reference-de 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 developers-reference-de Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install developers-reference-de using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install developers-reference-de

Install developers-reference-de Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install developers-reference-de using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install developers-reference-de

Install developers-reference-de 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 developers-reference-de using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install developers-reference-de

How To Uninstall developers-reference-de on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the developers-reference-de package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove developers-reference-de

Uninstall developers-reference-de And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove developers-reference-de

Remove developers-reference-de Configurations and Data

To remove developers-reference-de configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge developers-reference-de

Remove developers-reference-de configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove developers-reference-de configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge developers-reference-de

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Summary

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