How To Install libmspack-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmspack-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmspack-doc
libmspack-doc is:
The purpose of libmspack is to provide both compression and decompression of some loosely related file formats used by Microsoft. The intention is to support all of the following formats: COMPRESS.EXE [SZDD], Microsoft Help (.HLP), COMPRESS.EXE [KWAJ], Microsoft Cabinet (.CAB), HTML Help (.CHM), Microsoft eBook (.LIT), Windows Imaging Format (.WIM), Exchange Offline Address Book (.LZX).
There are three methods to install libmspack-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 libmspack-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 libmspack-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmspack-doc
Install libmspack-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmspack-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmspack-doc
Install libmspack-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 libmspack-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmspack-doc
How To Uninstall libmspack-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmspack-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmspack-doc
Uninstall libmspack-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmspack-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmspack-doc
Remove libmspack-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libmspack-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmspack-doc
Remove libmspack-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmspack-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmspack-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmspack-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
