How To Install libjhdf-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjhdf-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libjhdf-doc is Java HDF Object Package - Documentation

Introduction

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

What is libjhdf-doc

libjhdf-doc is:

HDF is a versatile data model that can represent very complex data objects and a wide variety of metadata. It is a completely portable file format with no limit on the number or size of data objects in the collection.

This package includes the documentation for HDF/HDF5 packages.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjhdf-doc

Install libjhdf-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjhdf-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libjhdf-doc

How To Uninstall libjhdf-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libjhdf-doc

Uninstall libjhdf-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjhdf-doc

Remove libjhdf-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libjhdf-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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