How To Install libdap-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdap-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libdap-doc is Documentation for the libdap Data Access Protocol library

Introduction

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

What is libdap-doc

libdap-doc is:

OPeNDAP provides software that allows you to access data over the internet, from programs that weren’t originally designed for that purpose, as well as some that were. While OPeNDAP is the original developer of the Data Access protocol which its software uses, many other groups have adopted DAP and provide compatible clients, servers and software development kits.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdap-doc

Install libdap-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdap-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libdap-doc

How To Uninstall libdap-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libdap-doc

Uninstall libdap-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdap-doc

Remove libdap-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdap-doc

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

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

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

References

Summary

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