How To Install libfixbuf3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libfixbuf3-doc is Implementation of the IPFIX protocol - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libfixbuf3-doc

libfixbuf3-doc is:

libfixbuf is a compliant implementation of the IPFIX Protocol, as defined in RFC 5101. It supports the information model defined in RFC 5102, extended as proposed by RFC 5103 to support information elements for representing biflows. libfixbuf supports UDP, TCP, SCTP, TLS over TCP, and Spread as transport protocols. It also supports operation as an IPFIX File Writer or IPFIX File Reader.

This is the documentation package.

There are three methods to install libfixbuf3-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 libfixbuf3-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 libfixbuf3-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfixbuf3-doc

Install libfixbuf3-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfixbuf3-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfixbuf3-doc

Install libfixbuf3-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 libfixbuf3-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfixbuf3-doc

How To Uninstall libfixbuf3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libfixbuf3-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfixbuf3-doc

Uninstall libfixbuf3-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfixbuf3-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfixbuf3-doc

Remove libfixbuf3-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libfixbuf3-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfixbuf3-doc

Remove libfixbuf3-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfixbuf3-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfixbuf3-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfixbuf3-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.