How To Install editorconfig-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install editorconfig-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. editorconfig-doc is coding style indenter across editors - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install editorconfig-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is editorconfig-doc

editorconfig-doc is:

EditorConfig helps developers define and maintain consistent coding styles between different editors and IDEs. The EditorConfig project consists of a file format for defining coding styles and a collection of text editor plugins that enable editors to read the file format and adhere to defined styles.

EditorConfig files are easily readable and they work nicely with version control systems.

This package provides API documentation for editorconfig-core library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install editorconfig-doc

Install editorconfig-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install editorconfig-doc

Install editorconfig-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 editorconfig-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install editorconfig-doc

How To Uninstall editorconfig-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the editorconfig-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove editorconfig-doc

Uninstall editorconfig-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove editorconfig-doc

Remove editorconfig-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge editorconfig-doc

Remove editorconfig-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge editorconfig-doc

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Summary

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