How To Install libmatchbox-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatchbox-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmatchbox-doc
libmatchbox-doc is:
Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.
libmatchbox provides core functionality used by several Matchbox project applications.
This package contains the libmatchbox documentation.
There are three methods to install libmatchbox-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 libmatchbox-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 libmatchbox-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmatchbox-doc
Install libmatchbox-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmatchbox-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmatchbox-doc
Install libmatchbox-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 libmatchbox-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmatchbox-doc
How To Uninstall libmatchbox-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmatchbox-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmatchbox-doc
Uninstall libmatchbox-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmatchbox-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatchbox-doc
Remove libmatchbox-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libmatchbox-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmatchbox-doc
Remove libmatchbox-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmatchbox-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmatchbox-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatchbox-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
