How To Install libglibmm-2.4-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglibmm-2.4-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libglibmm-2.4-doc is C++ wrapper for the GLib toolkit (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglibmm-2.4-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libglibmm-2.4-doc

libglibmm-2.4-doc is:

GLib is a low-level general-purpose library used mainly by GTK+/GNOME applications, but is useful for other programs as well. glibmm is the C++ wrapper for GLib.

This package contains reference documentation and examples.

There are three methods to install libglibmm-2.4-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 libglibmm-2.4-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 libglibmm-2.4-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglibmm-2.4-doc

Install libglibmm-2.4-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglibmm-2.4-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglibmm-2.4-doc

Install libglibmm-2.4-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 libglibmm-2.4-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglibmm-2.4-doc

How To Uninstall libglibmm-2.4-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libglibmm-2.4-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglibmm-2.4-doc

Uninstall libglibmm-2.4-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglibmm-2.4-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglibmm-2.4-doc

Remove libglibmm-2.4-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libglibmm-2.4-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglibmm-2.4-doc

Remove libglibmm-2.4-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglibmm-2.4-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglibmm-2.4-doc

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglibmm-2.4-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.