How To Install libglfw3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglfw3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libglfw3-doc is portable library for OpenGL, window and input (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglfw3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libglfw3-doc

libglfw3-doc is:

GLFW is an Open Source, multi-platform library for creating windows with OpenGL contexts and managing input and events. It is easy to integrate into existing applications and does not lay claim to the main loop.

This package provides documentation.

There are three methods to install libglfw3-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 libglfw3-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 libglfw3-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglfw3-doc

Install libglfw3-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglfw3-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglfw3-doc

Install libglfw3-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 libglfw3-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglfw3-doc

How To Uninstall libglfw3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libglfw3-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglfw3-doc

Uninstall libglfw3-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglfw3-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglfw3-doc

Remove libglfw3-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libglfw3-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglfw3-doc

Remove libglfw3-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglfw3-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglfw3-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglfw3-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.