How To Install docbook-to-man on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook-to-man on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is docbook-to-man
docbook-to-man is:
docbook-to-man is a batch converter that transforms UNIX-style manpages from the DocBook SGML format into nroff/troff man macros.
This is not the original version by Fred Dalrymple, but one with the modifications by David Bolen.
docbook-to-man lacks support for internationalization and utf-8. Other tools like docbook2man or docbook-xml with xsltproc are better suited for new projects.
There are three methods to install docbook-to-man 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 docbook-to-man Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install docbook-to-man using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install docbook-to-man
Install docbook-to-man Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install docbook-to-man using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install docbook-to-man
Install docbook-to-man 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 docbook-to-man using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install docbook-to-man
How To Uninstall docbook-to-man on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the docbook-to-man package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove docbook-to-man
Uninstall docbook-to-man And Its Dependencies
To uninstall docbook-to-man and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove docbook-to-man
Remove docbook-to-man Configurations and Data
To remove docbook-to-man configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge docbook-to-man
Remove docbook-to-man configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove docbook-to-man configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge docbook-to-man
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook-to-man package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
