How To Install mcpp-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mcpp-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. mcpp-doc is Alternative C/C++ preprocessor (manual)

Introduction

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

What is mcpp-doc

mcpp-doc is:

This package contains the manual.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mcpp-doc

Install mcpp-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mcpp-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install mcpp-doc

How To Uninstall mcpp-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove mcpp-doc

Uninstall mcpp-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mcpp-doc

Remove mcpp-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mcpp-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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