How To Install gsl-ref-html on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gsl-ref-html on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gsl-ref-html
gsl-ref-html is:
This package provides html files with the reference manual for the GNU Scientific Library (GSL), a collection of routines for numerical analysis.
There are three methods to install gsl-ref-html 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 gsl-ref-html Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gsl-ref-html using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gsl-ref-html
Install gsl-ref-html Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gsl-ref-html using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gsl-ref-html
Install gsl-ref-html 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 gsl-ref-html using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gsl-ref-html
How To Uninstall gsl-ref-html on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gsl-ref-html package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gsl-ref-html
Uninstall gsl-ref-html And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gsl-ref-html and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gsl-ref-html
Remove gsl-ref-html Configurations and Data
To remove gsl-ref-html configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gsl-ref-html
Remove gsl-ref-html configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gsl-ref-html configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gsl-ref-html
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gsl-ref-html package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
