How To Install libdvdnav-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvdnav-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libdvdnav-doc is DVD navigation library (documentation)

Introduction

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

What is libdvdnav-doc

libdvdnav-doc is:

libdvdnav is a DVD navigation library, which provides an interface to the advanced features of DVDs, like menus and navigation. It contains the VM and other parts useful for writing DVD players. It’s based on Ogle, but was modified to be used by xine and mplayer.

This package contains the documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdvdnav-doc

Install libdvdnav-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdvdnav-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libdvdnav-doc

How To Uninstall libdvdnav-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libdvdnav-doc

Uninstall libdvdnav-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdvdnav-doc

Remove libdvdnav-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdvdnav-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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