How To Install libdevhelp-3-5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdevhelp-3-5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libdevhelp-3-5 is Library providing documentation browser functionality

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdevhelp-3-5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdevhelp-3-5

libdevhelp-3-5 is:

This library provides embedable widgets from the Devhelp program to be integrated in tools like the Anjuta IDE for browsing API reference documentation.

There are three methods to install libdevhelp-3-5 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 libdevhelp-3-5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdevhelp-3-5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdevhelp-3-5

Install libdevhelp-3-5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdevhelp-3-5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdevhelp-3-5

Install libdevhelp-3-5 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 libdevhelp-3-5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdevhelp-3-5

How To Uninstall libdevhelp-3-5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdevhelp-3-5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdevhelp-3-5

Uninstall libdevhelp-3-5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdevhelp-3-5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdevhelp-3-5

Remove libdevhelp-3-5 Configurations and Data

To remove libdevhelp-3-5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdevhelp-3-5

Remove libdevhelp-3-5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdevhelp-3-5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdevhelp-3-5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdevhelp-3-5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.