How To Install libyelp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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In this tutorial we learn how to install libyelp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libyelp-dev is Library for the GNOME help browser (development)

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.

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