How to Install and Uninstall helpman Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "helpman" package

This is a short guide on how to install helpman on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                helpman
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "helpman" package

Learn how to uninstall helpman on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                helpman
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the helpman package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: helpman
Architecture: all
Version: 2.4-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nathan SR
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 192
Depends: python3-gi, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-pango-1.0, python3:any
Filename: pool/universe/h/helpman/helpman_2.4-1_all.deb
Size: 130340
MD5sum: 8aa4e713167d775d464f7549a831808e
SHA1: e75688434d6ea39178eacae773e4751cc3068caa
SHA256: 15e02dfc28b346a1ec19a6a98985c62b6e41bb52788db032a2f475e6c4194c0b
SHA512: 2e4afd60fc892c8d6476936ff304411c7968c07e25ff3aa74d465c67ff5570e3955413d09f7234b5061a6770442cb13ec2a0a619644195ae76cf3863e9392270
Homepage: https://git.fosscommunity.in/SRNathan/Helpman
Description-en: quick & easy access to 4000+ manuals / guides / tutorials
Helpman provides a classified access to the manuals, installed by user/system
programs, automatically. It also supports typing a program / manual name, in
the Select Manual: text / combo box directly, to display it quickly. Error
Messages will be shown below, if a manual is not found.
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The Manual Type list box, shows sections 1 to 8, useful for specific display
of a version of the manual. Say for example, if you see, CRON(8) in a manual,
it means the CRON manual in the 8th section. So users should choose
appropriately.
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Please click the info button for more details.
Description-md5: 4c8ced2fe131ae89126b77d95174ec76