How To Install mkdocs on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mkdocs on Ubuntu 22.04. mkdocs is Static site generator geared towards building project documentation

Introduction

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

What is mkdocs

mkdocs is:

MkDocs is a fast, simple and downright gorgeous static site generator that’s geared towards building project documentation. Documentation source files are written in Markdown, and configured with a single YAML configuration file.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mkdocs

Install mkdocs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mkdocs

Install mkdocs 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 mkdocs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mkdocs

How To Uninstall mkdocs on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove mkdocs

Uninstall mkdocs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkdocs

Remove mkdocs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mkdocs

Remove mkdocs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkdocs

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Summary

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