How To Install libtiff-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtiff-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtiff-doc
libtiff-doc is:
libtiff is a library providing support for the Tag Image File Format (TIFF), a widely used format for storing image data. This package contains documentation.
There are three methods to install libtiff-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 libtiff-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 libtiff-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtiff-doc
Install libtiff-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtiff-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtiff-doc
Install libtiff-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 libtiff-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtiff-doc
How To Uninstall libtiff-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtiff-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtiff-doc
Uninstall libtiff-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtiff-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtiff-doc
Remove libtiff-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libtiff-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtiff-doc
Remove libtiff-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtiff-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtiff-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtiff-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
