How To Install gemrb-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gemrb-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. gemrb-doc is Documentation for GemRB

Introduction

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

What is gemrb-doc

gemrb-doc is:

GemRB (Game Engine Made with preRendered Background) is a new implementation of the original Infinity Engine (the one of Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment, …) to Linux/Unix, MacOS X and Windows with some enhancements.

This package contains documentation about GemRB and how to write custom games.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gemrb-doc

Install gemrb-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gemrb-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install gemrb-doc

How To Uninstall gemrb-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove gemrb-doc

Uninstall gemrb-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gemrb-doc

Remove gemrb-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gemrb-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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