How To Install libforms-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libforms-doc on Debian 9. libforms-doc is Documentation for the XForms graphical interface library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libforms-doc on Debian 9.

What is libforms-doc

libforms-doc is:

This package contains PDF and HTML documentation for the XForms library.

There are three methods to install libforms-doc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libforms-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 libforms-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libforms-doc

Install libforms-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libforms-doc

Install libforms-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 libforms-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libforms-doc

How To Uninstall libforms-doc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libforms-doc

Uninstall libforms-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libforms-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libforms-doc

Remove libforms-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libforms-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libforms-doc

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

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

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

Dependencies

libforms-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libforms-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.