info: stand-alone Info documentation reader#
Description#
GNU Info is the stand-alone “info” reader that is part of the GNU
Texinfo suite of tools. Several packages (Maxima, Singular, …)
install documentation in “info” format, which can be read either
with Emacs, the stand-alone “info” reader, and some other software.
In particular, the interactive help system of singular_console()
uses the info program in environments in which a web browser is
not available; if info is not installed, it falls back to a
basic pager with limited capabilities.
Website: https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/manual/info-stnd/info-stnd.html
License#
GPL-3+ (info/*.c comments in the source repository)
Type#
optional
Dependencies#
Version Information#
package-version.txt:
6.8
Equivalent System Packages#
conda:
$ conda install texinfo
cygwin:
$ apt-cyg install info
Debian/Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt-get install texinfo
Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:
$ sudo yum install texinfo
gentoo:
$ sudo emerge sys-apps/texinfo
homebrew:
$ brew install texinfo
macports: install the following packages: texinfo
nix:
$ nix-env --install texinfo
opensuse:
$ sudo zypper install texinfo
void:
$ sudo xbps-install texinfo
See https://repology.org/project/texinfo/versions
If the system package is installed, ./configure will check whether it can be used.