How To Install docknot on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023  (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install docknot on Ubuntu.

What is docknot

docknot is:

DocKnot is a static web site generator built around a macro language called thread, with special support for managing software releases. In addition to building a web site, it can generate distribution tarballs and consistent human-readable software package documentation from a YAML metadata file and templates. The goal is to generate both web pages and distributed documentation files (such as README) from the same source, using templates for consistency across multiple packages.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install docknot

Install docknot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install docknot

Install docknot 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 docknot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install docknot

How To Uninstall docknot on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove docknot

Uninstall docknot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove docknot

Remove docknot Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge docknot

Remove docknot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge docknot

Dependencies

docknot have the following dependencies:

• libfile-basedir-perl
• libfile-sharedir-perl
• libgit-repository-perl
• libimage-size-perl
• libio-compress-perl
• libio-compress-lzma-perl
• libipc-run-perl
• libipc-system-simple-perl
• libjson-maybexs-perl
• liblist-someutils-perl
• libpath-iterator-rule-perl
• libpath-tiny-perl
• libperl6-slurp-perl
• libpod-thread-perl
• libsort-versions-perl
• libtemplate-perl
• libtimedate-perl
• libyaml-libyaml-perl
• pandoc
• pkwalify
• perl

References

• docknot website

Summary

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