How To Install helpviewer.app on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install helpviewer.app on Ubuntu 22.04. helpviewer.app is Online help viewer for GNUstep programs

Introduction

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

What is helpviewer.app

helpviewer.app is:

HelpViewer is an online help viewer for GNUstep programs. It can render files in the XLP format, although this format has been deprecated and only several packages still use it.

There are three methods to install helpviewer.app 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 helpviewer.app Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install helpviewer.app

Install helpviewer.app Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install helpviewer.app using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install helpviewer.app

Install helpviewer.app 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 helpviewer.app using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install helpviewer.app

How To Uninstall helpviewer.app on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the helpviewer.app package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove helpviewer.app

Uninstall helpviewer.app And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove helpviewer.app

Remove helpviewer.app Configurations and Data

To remove helpviewer.app configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge helpviewer.app

Remove helpviewer.app configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge helpviewer.app

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Summary

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