How To Install naturaldocs on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install naturaldocs on Ubuntu 22.04. naturaldocs is an extensible, multi-language documentation generator

Introduction

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

What is naturaldocs

naturaldocs is:

Natural Docs is an extensible, multi-language documentation generator. You document your code in a natural syntax that reads like plain English. Natural Docs then scans your code and builds high-quality HTML documentation from it.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install naturaldocs

Install naturaldocs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install naturaldocs

Install naturaldocs 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 naturaldocs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install naturaldocs

How To Uninstall naturaldocs on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove naturaldocs

Uninstall naturaldocs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove naturaldocs

Remove naturaldocs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge naturaldocs

Remove naturaldocs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge naturaldocs

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Summary

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