How To Install ddd-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ddd-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. ddd-doc is Additional documentation for the Data Display Debugger

Introduction

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

What is ddd-doc

ddd-doc is:

The “Debugging with DDD” and “Writing DDD Themes” User’s Guide and Reference Manual in PDF format (“info” versions are included in the “ddd” package itself).

The technical report “DDD—A Free Graphical Front-End for UNIX Debuggers” in PostScript format.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ddd-doc

Install ddd-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ddd-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install ddd-doc

How To Uninstall ddd-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ddd-doc

Uninstall ddd-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddd-doc

Remove ddd-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ddd-doc

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

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

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

References

Summary

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