How To Install gnat-5-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-5-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gnat-5-doc
gnat-5-doc is:
GNAT is a compiler for the Ada programming language. It produces optimized code on platforms supported by the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
The libgnat library provides runtime components needed by most applications produced with GNAT.
This package contains the documentation in info format.
There are three methods to install gnat-5-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 gnat-5-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 gnat-5-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnat-5-doc
Install gnat-5-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnat-5-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnat-5-doc
Install gnat-5-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 gnat-5-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnat-5-doc
How To Uninstall gnat-5-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gnat-5-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnat-5-doc
Uninstall gnat-5-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnat-5-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnat-5-doc
Remove gnat-5-doc Configurations and Data
To remove gnat-5-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnat-5-doc
Remove gnat-5-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnat-5-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnat-5-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnat-5-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
