How To Install docutils-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install docutils-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is docutils-doc
docutils-doc is:
reStructuredText is an easy-to-read, what-you-see-is-what-you-get plaintext markup syntax and parser system. It is useful for in-line program documentation (such as Python docstrings), for quickly creating simple web pages, and for standalone documents.
The purpose of the Docutils project is to create a set of tools for processing reStructuredText documentation into useful formats, such as HTML, LaTeX, ODT or Unix manpages.
This package includes documentation in HTML and (gzipped) reST formats.
There are three methods to install docutils-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 docutils-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 docutils-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install docutils-doc
Install docutils-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install docutils-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install docutils-doc
Install docutils-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 docutils-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install docutils-doc
How To Uninstall docutils-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the docutils-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove docutils-doc
Uninstall docutils-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall docutils-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove docutils-doc
Remove docutils-doc Configurations and Data
To remove docutils-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge docutils-doc
Remove docutils-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove docutils-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge docutils-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install docutils-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
