How To Install libboost-doc on Debian 12

Learn how to install libboost-doc on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libboost-doc is Boost.org libraries documentation placeholder (default version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-doc on Debian 12.

What is libboost-doc

libboost-doc is:

This package originally provided documentation, but has since fallen into disrepair and presently provides no documentation. Please use documentation at www.boost.org.

This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Boost version (currently 1.74).

There are three methods to install libboost-doc on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libboost-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libboost-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libboost-doc

Install libboost-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libboost-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libboost-doc

Install libboost-doc 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libboost-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libboost-doc

How To Uninstall libboost-doc on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libboost-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libboost-doc

Uninstall libboost-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libboost-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-doc

Remove libboost-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libboost-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-doc

Remove libboost-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libboost-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-doc

Dependencies

libboost-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.