How To Install libstdc++-6-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-6-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libstdc++-6-doc
libstdc++-6-doc is:
This package contains documentation files for the GNU stdc++ library.
One set is the distribution documentation, the other set is the source documentation including a namespace list, class hierarchy, alphabetical list, compound list, file list, namespace members, compound members and file members.
There are three methods to install libstdc++-6-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 libstdc++-6-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 libstdc++-6-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libstdc++-6-doc
Install libstdc++-6-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libstdc++-6-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libstdc++-6-doc
Install libstdc++-6-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 libstdc++-6-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libstdc++-6-doc
How To Uninstall libstdc++-6-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libstdc++-6-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libstdc++-6-doc
Uninstall libstdc++-6-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libstdc++-6-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstdc++-6-doc
Remove libstdc++-6-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libstdc++-6-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libstdc++-6-doc
Remove libstdc++-6-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libstdc++-6-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstdc++-6-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++-6-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
