How To Install vala-0.40-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vala-0.40-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vala-0.40-doc
vala-0.40-doc is:
Vala is a new programming language that aims to bring modern programming language features to GNOME developers without imposing any additional runtime requirements and without using a different ABI compared to applications and libraries written in C.
This package contains the Vala Reference Manual.
There are three methods to install vala-0.40-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 vala-0.40-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 vala-0.40-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vala-0.40-doc
Install vala-0.40-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vala-0.40-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vala-0.40-doc
Install vala-0.40-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 vala-0.40-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vala-0.40-doc
How To Uninstall vala-0.40-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vala-0.40-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vala-0.40-doc
Uninstall vala-0.40-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vala-0.40-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vala-0.40-doc
Remove vala-0.40-doc Configurations and Data
To remove vala-0.40-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vala-0.40-doc
Remove vala-0.40-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vala-0.40-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vala-0.40-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vala-0.40-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
