How To Install libgegl-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgegl-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libgegl-doc is Generic Graphics Library (documentation)

Introduction

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

What is libgegl-doc

libgegl-doc is:

GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) is a graph based image processing framework.

GEGL’s original design was made to scratch GIMP’s itches for a new compositing and processing core. This core is being designed to have minimal dependencies and a simple well defined API.

This package contains the documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgegl-doc

Install libgegl-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgegl-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgegl-doc

How To Uninstall libgegl-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libgegl-doc

Uninstall libgegl-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgegl-doc

Remove libgegl-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgegl-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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