How To Install libapt-pkg-doc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapt-pkg-doc on Debian 9.
What is libapt-pkg-doc
libapt-pkg-doc is:
This package contains documentation for development of the APT Debian package manipulation program and its libraries.
This includes the source code documentation generated by doxygen in html format.
There are three methods to install libapt-pkg-doc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libapt-pkg-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 libapt-pkg-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapt-pkg-doc
Install libapt-pkg-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapt-pkg-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapt-pkg-doc
Install libapt-pkg-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libapt-pkg-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapt-pkg-doc
How To Uninstall libapt-pkg-doc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libapt-pkg-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapt-pkg-doc
Uninstall libapt-pkg-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapt-pkg-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapt-pkg-doc
Remove libapt-pkg-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libapt-pkg-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapt-pkg-doc
Remove libapt-pkg-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapt-pkg-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapt-pkg-doc
Dependencies
libapt-pkg-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapt-pkg-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.