How To Install libglib2.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libglib2.0-doc
libglib2.0-doc is:
GLib is a library containing many useful C routines for things such as trees, hashes, lists, and strings. It is a useful general-purpose C library used by projects such as GTK+, GIMP, and GNOME.
This package contains the HTML documentation for the GLib library in /usr/share/doc/libglib2.0-doc/ .
There are three methods to install libglib2.0-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 libglib2.0-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 libglib2.0-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglib2.0-doc
Install libglib2.0-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglib2.0-doc
Install libglib2.0-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 libglib2.0-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglib2.0-doc
How To Uninstall libglib2.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libglib2.0-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglib2.0-doc
Uninstall libglib2.0-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglib2.0-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglib2.0-doc
Remove libglib2.0-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libglib2.0-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglib2.0-doc
Remove libglib2.0-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglib2.0-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglib2.0-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
