How To Install libhud2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhud2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libhud2-doc is library for exporting items to the Unity HUD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhud2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libhud2-doc

libhud2-doc is:

Allows applications to add items into the HUD without requiring a menubar or other parsed GUI elements.

This package contains developer documentation.

There are three methods to install libhud2-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 libhud2-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 libhud2-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhud2-doc

Install libhud2-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhud2-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhud2-doc

Install libhud2-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 libhud2-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhud2-doc

How To Uninstall libhud2-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libhud2-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhud2-doc

Uninstall libhud2-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhud2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhud2-doc

Remove libhud2-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libhud2-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhud2-doc

Remove libhud2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhud2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhud2-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhud2-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.