How To Install gcc-4.8-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-4.8-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gcc-4.8-doc
gcc-4.8-doc is:
Documentation for the GNU compilers in info format.
There are three methods to install gcc-4.8-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 gcc-4.8-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 gcc-4.8-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-4.8-doc
Install gcc-4.8-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-4.8-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-4.8-doc
Install gcc-4.8-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 gcc-4.8-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-4.8-doc
How To Uninstall gcc-4.8-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gcc-4.8-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-4.8-doc
Uninstall gcc-4.8-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-4.8-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-4.8-doc
Remove gcc-4.8-doc Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-4.8-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-4.8-doc
Remove gcc-4.8-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-4.8-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-4.8-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-4.8-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
