How To Install binutils-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-doc on Ubuntu 22.04. binutils-doc is Documentation for the GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-doc on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is binutils-doc

binutils-doc is:

This package consists of the documentation for the GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities in info format.

There are three methods to install binutils-doc on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install binutils-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 binutils-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install binutils-doc

Install binutils-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install binutils-doc

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

sudo aptitude -y install binutils-doc

How To Uninstall binutils-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove binutils-doc

Uninstall binutils-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall binutils-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-doc

Remove binutils-doc Configurations and Data

To remove binutils-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-doc

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-doc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.