How To Install mir-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mir-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. mir-doc is API documentation for mir

Introduction

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

What is mir-doc

mir-doc is:

This package installs the mir API documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mir-doc

Install mir-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mir-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install mir-doc

How To Uninstall mir-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove mir-doc

Uninstall mir-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mir-doc

Remove mir-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mir-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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