How To Install libhamlib-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhamlib-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhamlib-doc
libhamlib-doc is:
Most recent amateur radio transceivers allow external control of their functions through a computer interface. Unfortunately, control commands are not always consistent across a manufacturer’s product line and each manufacturer’s product line differs greatly from its competitors.
This library addresses that issue by providing a standardised programming interface that applications can talk to and translating that into the appropriate commands required by the radio in use.
This package provides the developers documentation for the API.
There are three methods to install libhamlib-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 libhamlib-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 libhamlib-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhamlib-doc
Install libhamlib-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhamlib-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhamlib-doc
Install libhamlib-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 libhamlib-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhamlib-doc
How To Uninstall libhamlib-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhamlib-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhamlib-doc
Uninstall libhamlib-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhamlib-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhamlib-doc
Remove libhamlib-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libhamlib-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhamlib-doc
Remove libhamlib-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhamlib-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhamlib-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhamlib-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
