How To Install libboost-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libboost-doc
libboost-doc is:
This package originally provided documentation, but has since fallen into disrepair and presently provides no documentation. Please use documentation at www.boost.org.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Boost version (currently 1.65).
There are three methods to install libboost-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 libboost-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 libboost-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libboost-doc
Install libboost-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libboost-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libboost-doc
Install libboost-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 libboost-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libboost-doc
How To Uninstall libboost-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libboost-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libboost-doc
Uninstall libboost-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libboost-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libboost-doc
Remove libboost-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libboost-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libboost-doc
Remove libboost-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libboost-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libboost-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libboost-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.