How To Install libsigc++-2.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigc++-2.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsigc++-2.0-doc
libsigc++-2.0-doc is:
This library implements a full callback system for use in widget libraries, abstract interfaces, and general programming. It provides the ability to connect an abstract callback to a class method, function, or function object, and contains adaptor classes for the connection of dissimilar callbacks.
This package contains the reference documentation for libsigc++, needed only if you wish to write software which uses it.
There are three methods to install libsigc++-2.0-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 libsigc++-2.0-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 libsigc++-2.0-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsigc++-2.0-doc
Install libsigc++-2.0-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigc++-2.0-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsigc++-2.0-doc
Install libsigc++-2.0-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 libsigc++-2.0-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsigc++-2.0-doc
How To Uninstall libsigc++-2.0-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsigc++-2.0-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsigc++-2.0-doc
Uninstall libsigc++-2.0-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsigc++-2.0-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigc++-2.0-doc
Remove libsigc++-2.0-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libsigc++-2.0-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsigc++-2.0-doc
Remove libsigc++-2.0-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsigc++-2.0-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigc++-2.0-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigc++-2.0-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
