Install tar-doc on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install tar-doc
Learn how to install tar-doc with the command sudo apt-get install tar-doc on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of tar-doc:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: tar-doc
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install tar-doc
Package Details | |
| Package: | tar-doc |
| Version: | 1.26-2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | documentation for the tar package Documentation for GNU tar in info format, which is not distributed in Debian main because it is licensed under the GFDL with invariant sections that violate the DFSG. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | doc |
How to install tar-doc on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If tar-doc is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L tar-doc' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L tar-doc Package `tar-doc' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing tar-doc:
After system update use the following command to install tar-doc:
sudo apt-get install tar-doc
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove tar-doc from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the tar-doc from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the tar-doc following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove tar-doc
Following command is used to remove the tar-doc package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove tar-doc
This will remove tar-doc and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing tar-doc with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge tar-doc
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove tar-doc
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with tar-doc package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.