How To Install libgetdata-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgetdata-doc
libgetdata-doc is:
The GetData Project is the reference implementation of the Dirfile Standards, a filesystem-based, column-oriented database format for time-ordered binary data. The Dirfile database format is designed to provide a fast, simple format for storing and reading data.
There are three methods to install libgetdata-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 libgetdata-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 libgetdata-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgetdata-doc
Install libgetdata-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgetdata-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgetdata-doc
Install libgetdata-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 libgetdata-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgetdata-doc
How To Uninstall libgetdata-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgetdata-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgetdata-doc
Uninstall libgetdata-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgetdata-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetdata-doc
Remove libgetdata-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libgetdata-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgetdata-doc
Remove libgetdata-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgetdata-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetdata-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdata-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
