How To Install libgig-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgig-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libgig-doc is HTML documentation for libgig

Introduction

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

What is libgig-doc

libgig-doc is:

libgig is a C++ library for loading, modifying and creating Gigasampler files and DLS (Downloadable Sounds) Level 1/2 files.

This package contains exhaustive HTML documentation for the development with libgig.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgig-doc

Install libgig-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgig-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgig-doc

How To Uninstall libgig-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libgig-doc

Uninstall libgig-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgig-doc

Remove libgig-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgig-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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