How To Install libcext-doc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcext-doc on Debian 9.
What is libcext-doc
libcext-doc is:
The libcext is a C utility library, which is used to implement ESO’s Common Pipeline Library (CPL). The library contains a basic collections framework (maps, linked lists, queues), memory management, strings, logging and others.
The package contains the API documentation for libcpl.
There are three methods to install libcext-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 libcext-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 libcext-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcext-doc
Install libcext-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcext-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcext-doc
Install libcext-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 libcext-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcext-doc
How To Uninstall libcext-doc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcext-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcext-doc
Uninstall libcext-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcext-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcext-doc
Remove libcext-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libcext-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcext-doc
Remove libcext-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcext-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcext-doc
Dependencies
libcext-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcext-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.