.. _spkg_info:

info: stand-alone Info documentation reader
===========================================

Description
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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
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GPL-3+ (``info/*.c`` comments in the source repository)

Type
----

optional


Version Information
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package-version.txt::

    6.8


Equivalent System Packages
--------------------------

conda:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ conda install texinfo


cygwin:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ apt-cyg install info


Debian/Ubuntu:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo apt-get install  texinfo


Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo yum install  texinfo


gentoo:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo emerge sys-apps/texinfo


homebrew:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ brew install texinfo


macports:
install the following packages: texinfo

nix:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ nix-env --install texinfo


opensuse:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo zypper install texinfo


void:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ 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.