How To Install swig3.0-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install swig3.0-doc on Debian 9. swig3.0-doc is HTML documentation for SWIG

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install swig3.0-doc on Debian 9.

What is swig3.0-doc

swig3.0-doc is:

Contains the users’ and developers’ manuals for SWIG (Simplified Wrapper Interface Generator) 2.0 in HTML format.

There are three methods to install swig3.0-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 swig3.0-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 swig3.0-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install swig3.0-doc

Install swig3.0-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install swig3.0-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install swig3.0-doc

Install swig3.0-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install swig3.0-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install swig3.0-doc

How To Uninstall swig3.0-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the swig3.0-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove swig3.0-doc

Uninstall swig3.0-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall swig3.0-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove swig3.0-doc

Remove swig3.0-doc Configurations and Data

To remove swig3.0-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge swig3.0-doc

Remove swig3.0-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove swig3.0-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swig3.0-doc

Dependencies

swig3.0-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install swig3.0-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.