Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyelp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libyelp-dev
libyelp-dev is:
Yelp is the help browser for the GNOME desktop. Yelp provides a simple
graphical interface for viewing DocBook, Mallard, HTML, man, and info
formatted documentation.
This package contains the development files for the libyelp library.
There are three methods to install libyelp-dev 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 libyelp-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 libyelp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libyelp-dev
Install libyelp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libyelp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libyelp-dev
Install libyelp-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 libyelp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libyelp-dev
How To Uninstall libyelp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libyelp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libyelp-dev
Uninstall libyelp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libyelp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libyelp-dev
Remove libyelp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libyelp-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libyelp-dev
Remove libyelp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libyelp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libyelp-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libyelp-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
