How To Install mdp on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mdp on Ubuntu 22.04. mdp is command-line based Markdown presentation tool

Introduction

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

What is mdp

mdp is:

mdp is a command-line program that allows you to make elegant presentations from Markdown formatted files.

It is as easy as write your presentation content in the text editor of your preference and launch the presentation from the command-line.

There are three methods to install mdp 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 mdp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mdp

Install mdp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mdp

Install mdp 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 mdp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mdp

How To Uninstall mdp on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove mdp

Uninstall mdp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mdp

Remove mdp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mdp

Remove mdp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mdp

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Summary

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