How To Install mce-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mce-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. mce-doc is Documentation files for mce D-Bus API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mce-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mce-doc

mce-doc is:

This package contains documentation describing the D-Bus method calls provided by the Mode Control Entity, and the signals emitted by it.

There are three methods to install mce-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 mce-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 mce-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mce-doc

Install mce-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mce-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mce-doc

Install mce-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 mce-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mce-doc

How To Uninstall mce-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mce-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mce-doc

Uninstall mce-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mce-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mce-doc

Remove mce-doc Configurations and Data

To remove mce-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mce-doc

Remove mce-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mce-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mce-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mce-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.