How To Install troffcvt 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 troffcvt on Ubuntu.
What is troffcvt
troffcvt is:
Use this package to convert manuals and manpages and other documents written using troff to more manageable formats, such as HTML, RTF, or plain text.
There are three methods to install troffcvt 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 troffcvt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install troffcvt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install troffcvt
Install troffcvt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install troffcvt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install troffcvt
Install troffcvt 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 troffcvt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install troffcvt
How To Uninstall troffcvt on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the troffcvt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove troffcvt
Uninstall troffcvt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall troffcvt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove troffcvt
Remove troffcvt Configurations and Data
To remove troffcvt configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge troffcvt
Remove troffcvt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove troffcvt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge troffcvt
Dependencies
troffcvt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install troffcvt package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.