How To Install libcanberra-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanberra-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libcanberra-doc is simple abstract interface for playing event sounds - doc

Introduction

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

What is libcanberra-doc

libcanberra-doc is:

libcanberra defines a simple abstract interface for playing event sounds.

libcanberra relies on the XDG sound naming specification for identifying event sounds. On Unix/Linux the right sound to play is found via the mechanisms defined in the XDG sound theming specification.

This package contains the HTML documentation for libcanberra and libcanberra-gtk.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcanberra-doc

Install libcanberra-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcanberra-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcanberra-doc

How To Uninstall libcanberra-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libcanberra-doc

Uninstall libcanberra-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcanberra-doc

Remove libcanberra-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcanberra-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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