How To Install libluabind-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libluabind-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libluabind-doc is luabind c++ binding for lua

Introduction

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

What is libluabind-doc

libluabind-doc is:

Luabind is a library that helps you create bindings between C++ and Lua. It has the ability to expose functions and classes, written in C++, to Lua. It will also supply the functionality to define classes in lua and let them derive from other lua classes or C++ classes. Lua classes can override virtual functions from their C++ baseclasses. It is written towards Lua 5.0, and does not work with other Lua versions.

This package contains the luabind documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libluabind-doc

Install libluabind-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libluabind-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libluabind-doc

How To Uninstall libluabind-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libluabind-doc

Uninstall libluabind-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libluabind-doc

Remove libluabind-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libluabind-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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