How To Install libgmime-3.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmime-3.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libgmime-3.0-doc is MIME message parser and creator library - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmime-3.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgmime-3.0-doc

libgmime-3.0-doc is:

GMime provides a core library and set of utilities which may be used for the creation and parsing of messages using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME).

This package contains the documentation and examples of GMime.

There are three methods to install libgmime-3.0-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 libgmime-3.0-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 libgmime-3.0-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgmime-3.0-doc

Install libgmime-3.0-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgmime-3.0-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgmime-3.0-doc

Install libgmime-3.0-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 libgmime-3.0-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgmime-3.0-doc

How To Uninstall libgmime-3.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgmime-3.0-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgmime-3.0-doc

Uninstall libgmime-3.0-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgmime-3.0-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmime-3.0-doc

Remove libgmime-3.0-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libgmime-3.0-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgmime-3.0-doc

Remove libgmime-3.0-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgmime-3.0-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmime-3.0-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmime-3.0-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.