How To Install sgmlcheck on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install linuxdoc-tools

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is sgmlcheck and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install sgmlcheck on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install sgmlcheck using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt -y install linuxdoc-tools

Install sgmlcheck using apt

Because sgmlcheck is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install sgmlcheck using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linuxdoc-tools

Install sgmlcheck 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install sgmlcheck by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linuxdoc-tools

How to upgrade (update) a single package sgmlcheck using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the sgmlcheck, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install linuxdoc-tools

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install linuxdoc-tools

How To Uninstall sgmlcheck from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the sgmlcheck package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linuxdoc-tools

Uninstall sgmlcheck and all its dependencies

To uninstall sgmlcheck and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linuxdoc-tools

Remove sgmlcheck with all configurations and data

To remove sgmlcheck configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linuxdoc-tools

Remove sgmlcheck completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to sgmlcheck package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linuxdoc-tools

Extra info and code examples

LinuxDoc sgml is a highly configurable text format for writing documentation, something like html only it's simpler and can be converted to various other formats, including html for websites. You write a LinuxDoc document using any text editor such as vim. Then you use linuxdoc-tools to convert it to html, rtf, plain-text (install linuxdoc-tools-text), info (install linuxdoc-tools-info), LaTeX, dvi or postscript (install linuxdoc-tools-latex). The sgmltools-lite package can convert LinuxDoc to DocBook format. LinuxDoc can automatically create a table of contents. It's easier to write and read than DocBook since it allows one to omit most closing tags while paragraphs are separated by just blank lines.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install sgmlcheck using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the sgmlcheck from Ubuntu 22.04.

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