How To Install libgypsy-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgypsy-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libgypsy-doc is A GPS Multiplexing Daemon (HTML API Docs)

Introduction

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

What is libgypsy-doc

libgypsy-doc is:

Gypsy is a GPS multiplexing daemon which allows multiple clients to access GPS data from multiple GPS sources concurrently.

This package ships the HTML API doc files.

There are three methods to install libgypsy-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 libgypsy-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 libgypsy-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgypsy-doc

Install libgypsy-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgypsy-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgypsy-doc

How To Uninstall libgypsy-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libgypsy-doc

Uninstall libgypsy-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgypsy-doc

Remove libgypsy-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgypsy-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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