How To Install feed2exec-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install feed2exec-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is feed2exec-doc
feed2exec-doc is:
feed2exec is a simple program that runs custom actions on new RSS feed items (or whatever feedparser can read). It currently has support for writing into mailboxes (Maildir or mbox folders) or executing commands, but more actions can be easily implemented through plugins. Email are saved as multipart plain/HTML and can be sent to arbitrary folders.
HTML documentation for the feed2exec feed reader.
There are three methods to install feed2exec-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 feed2exec-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 feed2exec-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install feed2exec-doc
Install feed2exec-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install feed2exec-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install feed2exec-doc
Install feed2exec-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 feed2exec-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install feed2exec-doc
How To Uninstall feed2exec-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the feed2exec-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove feed2exec-doc
Uninstall feed2exec-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall feed2exec-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove feed2exec-doc
Remove feed2exec-doc Configurations and Data
To remove feed2exec-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge feed2exec-doc
Remove feed2exec-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove feed2exec-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge feed2exec-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install feed2exec-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
