How To Install llvm-3.8-doc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install llvm-3.8-doc on Debian 9.
What is llvm-3.8-doc
llvm-3.8-doc is:
LLVM is a collection of libraries and tools that make it easy to build compilers, optimizers, just-in-time code generators, and many other compiler-related programs.
LLVM uses a single, language-independent virtual instruction set both as an offline code representation (to communicate code between compiler phases and to run-time systems) and as the compiler internal representation (to analyze and transform programs). This persistent code representation allows a common set of sophisticated compiler techniques to be applied at compile-time, link-time, install-time, run-time, or “idle-time” (between program runs).
This package contains all documentation (extensive).
There are three methods to install llvm-3.8-doc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install llvm-3.8-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 llvm-3.8-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install llvm-3.8-doc
Install llvm-3.8-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install llvm-3.8-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install llvm-3.8-doc
Install llvm-3.8-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install llvm-3.8-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install llvm-3.8-doc
How To Uninstall llvm-3.8-doc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the llvm-3.8-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove llvm-3.8-doc
Uninstall llvm-3.8-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall llvm-3.8-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove llvm-3.8-doc
Remove llvm-3.8-doc Configurations and Data
To remove llvm-3.8-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge llvm-3.8-doc
Remove llvm-3.8-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove llvm-3.8-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge llvm-3.8-doc
Dependencies
llvm-3.8-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install llvm-3.8-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.