How To Install libtool-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtool-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtool-doc
libtool-doc is:
This package contains the GNU libtool documentation.
GNU libtool is generic library support script. Libtool hides the complexity of generating special library types (such as shared libraries) behind a consistent interface. To use libtool, add the new generic library building commands to your Makefile, Makefile.in, or Makefile.am. See the documentation for details. Libtool supports building static libraries on all platforms.
There are three methods to install libtool-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 libtool-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 libtool-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtool-doc
Install libtool-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtool-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtool-doc
Install libtool-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 libtool-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtool-doc
How To Uninstall libtool-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtool-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtool-doc
Uninstall libtool-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtool-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtool-doc
Remove libtool-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libtool-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtool-doc
Remove libtool-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtool-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtool-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtool-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
