How To Install doc-base on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 375 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install doc-base on Ubuntu.
What is doc-base
doc-base is:
This package contains utilities to manage documentation installed on a Debian system. It generates a database of document metadata, which other packages such as dwww, dhelp, dochelp, and doc-central can use to provide a catalog of available documentation.
For additional information see the Debian doc-base Manual included in this package.
There are three methods to install doc-base on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install doc-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install doc-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install doc-base
Install doc-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install doc-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install doc-base
Install doc-base 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 doc-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install doc-base
How To Uninstall doc-base on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the doc-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove doc-base
Uninstall doc-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall doc-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove doc-base
Remove doc-base Configurations and Data
To remove doc-base configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge doc-base
Remove doc-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove doc-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge doc-base
Dependencies
doc-base have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install doc-base package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.