How To Install gfortran-6-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfortran-6-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gfortran-6-doc
gfortran-6-doc is:
Documentation for the GNU Fortran compiler in info format.
There are three methods to install gfortran-6-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 gfortran-6-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 gfortran-6-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gfortran-6-doc
Install gfortran-6-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gfortran-6-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gfortran-6-doc
Install gfortran-6-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 gfortran-6-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gfortran-6-doc
How To Uninstall gfortran-6-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gfortran-6-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gfortran-6-doc
Uninstall gfortran-6-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gfortran-6-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfortran-6-doc
Remove gfortran-6-doc Configurations and Data
To remove gfortran-6-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gfortran-6-doc
Remove gfortran-6-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gfortran-6-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfortran-6-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfortran-6-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
