How To Install libixion-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libixion-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libixion-doc is general purpose formula parser & interpreter library – documentation

Introduction

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

What is libixion-doc

libixion-doc is:

Ixion is a general purpose formula parser & interpreter that can calculate multiple named targets, or “cells”.

This package contains the API documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libixion-doc

Install libixion-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libixion-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libixion-doc

How To Uninstall libixion-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libixion-doc

Uninstall libixion-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libixion-doc

Remove libixion-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libixion-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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