How To Install erlang-erl-docgen on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-erl-docgen on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is erlang-erl-docgen
erlang-erl-docgen is:
The erl_docgen package includes XSLT stylesheets and document type definitions used for Erlang/OTP documentation. They allow one to transform documentation to manpage, HTML, and PDF formats.
There are three methods to install erlang-erl-docgen 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 erlang-erl-docgen Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-erl-docgen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install erlang-erl-docgen
Install erlang-erl-docgen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install erlang-erl-docgen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install erlang-erl-docgen
Install erlang-erl-docgen 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 erlang-erl-docgen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install erlang-erl-docgen
How To Uninstall erlang-erl-docgen on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the erlang-erl-docgen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove erlang-erl-docgen
Uninstall erlang-erl-docgen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall erlang-erl-docgen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove erlang-erl-docgen
Remove erlang-erl-docgen Configurations and Data
To remove erlang-erl-docgen configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge erlang-erl-docgen
Remove erlang-erl-docgen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove erlang-erl-docgen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge erlang-erl-docgen
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install erlang-erl-docgen package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
