How To Install libcppunit-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcppunit-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libcppunit-doc is Unit Testing Library for C++

Introduction

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

What is libcppunit-doc

libcppunit-doc is:

CppUnit is a simple Framework for incorporating test cases in your C++ code. It is similar to, and inspired by, xUnit and JUnit.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcppunit-doc

Install libcppunit-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcppunit-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libcppunit-doc

How To Uninstall libcppunit-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libcppunit-doc

Uninstall libcppunit-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcppunit-doc

Remove libcppunit-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcppunit-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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