How To Install libasio-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasio-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libasio-doc is documentation for asio C++ library for network programming

Introduction

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

What is libasio-doc

libasio-doc is:

asio is a cross-platform C++ library for network programming that provides developers with a consistent asynchronous I/O model using a modern C++ approach. It has recently been accepted into Boost.

This package contains the documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libasio-doc

Install libasio-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libasio-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libasio-doc

How To Uninstall libasio-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libasio-doc

Uninstall libasio-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasio-doc

Remove libasio-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libasio-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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