How To Install docbook-website on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook-website on Ubuntu 18.04. docbook-website is XML Website DTD and XSL Stylesheets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook-website on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is docbook-website

docbook-website is:

A docbook-derived XML DTD for building web sites. This package includes the xsl stylesheets for this DTD. This version is a customization of the DocBook XML V4.2 DTD.

Author: Norman Walsh [email protected]

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

sudo apt-get -y install docbook-website

Install docbook-website Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install docbook-website

Install docbook-website 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-website using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install docbook-website

How To Uninstall docbook-website on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the docbook-website package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove docbook-website

Uninstall docbook-website And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove docbook-website

Remove docbook-website Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge docbook-website

Remove docbook-website configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge docbook-website

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Summary

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