How To Install libcogl-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcogl-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libcogl-doc is Object oriented GL/GLES Abstraction/Utility Layer (documentation)

Introduction

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

What is libcogl-doc

libcogl-doc is:

Cogl is a small open source library for using 3D graphics hardware to draw pretty pictures. The API departs from the flat state machine style of OpenGL and is designed to make it easy to write orthogonal components that can render without stepping on each others toes.

This package contains the documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcogl-doc

Install libcogl-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcogl-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcogl-doc

How To Uninstall libcogl-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libcogl-doc

Uninstall libcogl-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcogl-doc

Remove libcogl-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcogl-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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