How To Install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 on Ubuntu 20.04. gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 is GObject introspection data for the devhelp library GObject introspection data for the devhelp library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is gir1.2-devhelp-3.0

gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 is:

This library provides embedable widgets from the Devhelp program to be integrated in tools like the Anjuta IDE for browsing API reference documentation.

This package contains introspection data for the devhelp library.

It can be used by packages using the GIRepository format to generate dynamic bindings.

Package: gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.36.1-1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: universe/introspection Source: devhelp Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 42 Depends: gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (>= 3.22), gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 (>= 2.24), libdevhelp-3-6 (>= 3.36.0) Filename: pool/universe/d/devhelp/gir1.2-devhelp-3.0_3.36.1-1_amd64.deb Size: 6836 MD5sum: 4814b8153ce4b8b220fdc9dd3501ca6f SHA1: 29fd7a906075b4867838c1ee68d1c66378c3d10b SHA256: 28d73918ec16ccfaa3a1fab233f76bdaab8d84361cd5fc71dc70ebbba2f03416 Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Devhelp Description-en: GObject introspection data for the devhelp library This library provides embedable widgets from the Devhelp program to be integrated in tools like the Anjuta IDE for browsing API reference documentation.

This package contains introspection data for the devhelp library.

It can be used by packages using the GIRepository format to generate dynamic bindings.

There are three methods to install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0

Install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0

Install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0

How To Uninstall gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gir1.2-devhelp-3.0

Uninstall gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gir1.2-devhelp-3.0

Remove gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 Configurations and Data

To remove gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gir1.2-devhelp-3.0

Remove gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gir1.2-devhelp-3.0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.