How To Install stl-manual on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install stl-manual on Ubuntu 18.04. stl-manual is C++-STL documentation in HTML

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install stl-manual on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is stl-manual

stl-manual is:

This is the documentation for the C++ Standard Template Library as found on SGIs Website.

There are three methods to install stl-manual 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 stl-manual Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install stl-manual using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install stl-manual

Install stl-manual Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install stl-manual

Install stl-manual 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 stl-manual using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install stl-manual

How To Uninstall stl-manual on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the stl-manual package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove stl-manual

Uninstall stl-manual And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove stl-manual

Remove stl-manual Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge stl-manual

Remove stl-manual configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stl-manual

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Summary

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