How To Install scala-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is scala-doc

scala-doc is:

Scala is a Java-compatible programming language with many modern language features. It is Java-compatible in that Scala and Java classes can directly reference each other and subclass each other with no glue code needed. It includes modern language features such as closures, pattern-matching, parametric types, and virtual type members.

This package contains the API documentation for Scala.

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

sudo apt-get -y install scala-doc

Install scala-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scala-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install scala-doc

How To Uninstall scala-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove scala-doc

Uninstall scala-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scala-doc

Remove scala-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge scala-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

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