How To Install hud-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install hud-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. hud-doc is Backend for the Unity HUD

Introduction

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

What is hud-doc

hud-doc is:

Unity HUD is a heads-up-display interface for controlling the behavior of applications as well as Unity via typed-in commands. It provides access to all applications menu via a single central interface, in order to simplify application usage and make menus more accessible.

This package contains developer documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install hud-doc

Install hud-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hud-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install hud-doc

How To Uninstall hud-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove hud-doc

Uninstall hud-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hud-doc

Remove hud-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hud-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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