Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdevhelp-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdevhelp-dev
libdevhelp-dev is:
This library provides embedable widgets from the Devhelp program to
be integrated in tools like the Anjuta IDE for browsing API reference
documentation.
This package contains the development files.
Package: libdevhelp-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.36.1-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: devhelp
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected]
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected]
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 886
Depends: gir1.2-devhelp-3.0 (= 3.36.1-1), gsettings-desktop-schemas-dev, libdevhelp-3-6 (= 3.36.1-1), libgtk-3-dev (>= 3.19.3), libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev (>= 2.6.0)
Filename: pool/universe/d/devhelp/libdevhelp-dev_3.36.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 61520
MD5sum: 24435bc13905ff4b2fd8cf2046114650
SHA1: 46b04b6482f077b230ddfb767a6ed3ee5c912d0e
SHA256: 304955b7923e664125d1508d864f44f8e90d84304d8dc8fe41fcdcd5a9db228b
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Devhelp
Description-en: Library providing documentation browser functionality (development)
This library provides embedable widgets from the Devhelp program to
be integrated in tools like the Anjuta IDE for browsing API reference
documentation.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libdevhelp-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdevhelp-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdevhelp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdevhelp-dev
Install libdevhelp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdevhelp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdevhelp-dev
Install libdevhelp-dev 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 libdevhelp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdevhelp-dev
How To Uninstall libdevhelp-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdevhelp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdevhelp-dev
Uninstall libdevhelp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdevhelp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdevhelp-dev
Remove libdevhelp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdevhelp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdevhelp-dev
Remove libdevhelp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdevhelp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdevhelp-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdevhelp-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
