How To Install libmseed-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmseed-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libmseed-doc is seed data records manipulation library (documentation and example files)

Introduction

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

What is libmseed-doc

libmseed-doc is:

Provides a framework for manipulation of SEED (Standard for the Exchange of Earthquake Data) data records.

This package includes documentation and example files for compiling against libmseed.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmseed-doc

Install libmseed-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmseed-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmseed-doc

How To Uninstall libmseed-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libmseed-doc

Uninstall libmseed-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmseed-doc

Remove libmseed-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmseed-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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