How To Install db5.3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install db5.3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. db5.3-doc is Berkeley v5.3 Database Documentation [html]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install db5.3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is db5.3-doc

db5.3-doc is:

This package contains documentation in HTML format for all of the APIs (C, C++, C#, STL, Java, Tcl) and utilities provided by version 5.3 of Berkeley DB.

There are three methods to install db5.3-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 db5.3-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 db5.3-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install db5.3-doc

Install db5.3-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install db5.3-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install db5.3-doc

Install db5.3-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 db5.3-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install db5.3-doc

How To Uninstall db5.3-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the db5.3-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove db5.3-doc

Uninstall db5.3-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall db5.3-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove db5.3-doc

Remove db5.3-doc Configurations and Data

To remove db5.3-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge db5.3-doc

Remove db5.3-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove db5.3-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge db5.3-doc

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install db5.3-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.