How To Install libgstreamermm-1.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstreamermm-1.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libgstreamermm-1.0-doc is C++ wrapper library for GStreamer (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstreamermm-1.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgstreamermm-1.0-doc

libgstreamermm-1.0-doc is:

GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. GStreamermm is a C++ wrapper library for the multimedia library GStreamer. It is designed to allow C++ development of applications that work with multi-media.

This package contains the documentation and examples.

There are three methods to install libgstreamermm-1.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgstreamermm-1.0-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 libgstreamermm-1.0-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgstreamermm-1.0-doc

Install libgstreamermm-1.0-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgstreamermm-1.0-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgstreamermm-1.0-doc

Install libgstreamermm-1.0-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgstreamermm-1.0-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgstreamermm-1.0-doc

How To Uninstall libgstreamermm-1.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgstreamermm-1.0-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgstreamermm-1.0-doc

Uninstall libgstreamermm-1.0-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgstreamermm-1.0-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgstreamermm-1.0-doc

Remove libgstreamermm-1.0-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libgstreamermm-1.0-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgstreamermm-1.0-doc

Remove libgstreamermm-1.0-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgstreamermm-1.0-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgstreamermm-1.0-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgstreamermm-1.0-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.