How To Install dbtoepub on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbtoepub on Ubuntu 22.04. dbtoepub is DocBook XML to .epub converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbtoepub on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is dbtoepub

dbtoepub is:

dbtoepub is an alpha-quality reference implementation to convert DocBook documents into the .epub format, an open standard for reflowable digital books and publications (e-books).

The .epub format is defined by the IDPF at http://www.idpf.org.

There are three methods to install dbtoepub on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dbtoepub Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dbtoepub

Install dbtoepub Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dbtoepub using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dbtoepub

Install dbtoepub 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 dbtoepub using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dbtoepub

How To Uninstall dbtoepub on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the dbtoepub package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dbtoepub

Uninstall dbtoepub And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dbtoepub and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dbtoepub

Remove dbtoepub Configurations and Data

To remove dbtoepub configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dbtoepub

Remove dbtoepub configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dbtoepub

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbtoepub package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.