How To Install libgail-3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgail-3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libgail-3-doc is documentation files of the Gail library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgail-3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgail-3-doc

libgail-3-doc is:

Gail implements ATK interfaces for GTK+ widgets which are dynamically loadable at runtime by a GTK+ application. Once loaded, those parts of an application that use standard GTK+ widgets will have a basic level of accessibility, without the need to modify the application at all.

This package contains the documentation files for Gail.

There are three methods to install libgail-3-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 libgail-3-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 libgail-3-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgail-3-doc

Install libgail-3-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgail-3-doc

Install libgail-3-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 libgail-3-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgail-3-doc

How To Uninstall libgail-3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgail-3-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgail-3-doc

Uninstall libgail-3-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgail-3-doc

Remove libgail-3-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgail-3-doc

Remove libgail-3-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgail-3-doc

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Summary

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