.. _spkg_info:

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

Type
----

optional


Version Information
-------------------

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.

