How To Install libopal-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopal-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libopal-doc is OPAL library documentation files

Introduction

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

What is libopal-doc

libopal-doc is:

This package contains the documentation and samples to program with the OPAL library.

The OPAL project aims to create a full featured, interoperable, Open Source implementation of the H.323 and SIP protocols that can be used freely by everybody. These protocols are most used for Voice over IP (VoIP) conferencing.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libopal-doc

Install libopal-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libopal-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libopal-doc

How To Uninstall libopal-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libopal-doc

Uninstall libopal-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopal-doc

Remove libopal-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libopal-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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