Learn how to install manpages-dev with the command sudo apt-get install manpages-dev on Ubuntus.
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Quick installation of manpages-dev:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: manpages-dev
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install manpages-dev
Package Details | |
Package: | manpages-dev |
Version: | 3.35-0.1ubuntu1 |
Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
Home page: | http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ |
Description: | Manual pages about using GNU/Linux for development These man pages describe the Linux programming interface, including these two sections: 2 = Linux system calls. 3 = Library calls (note that a more comprehensive source of information may be found in the glibc-doc package). Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ |
Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
Release: | |
Repo/Section: | doc |
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If manpages-dev is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L manpages-dev' will give followin error.
Installing manpages-dev:
After system update use the following command to install manpages-dev:
sudo apt-get install manpages-dev
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the manpages-dev from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the manpages-dev following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove manpages-dev
Following command is used to remove the manpages-dev package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove manpages-dev
This will remove manpages-dev and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing manpages-dev with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge manpages-dev
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove manpages-dev
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with manpages-dev package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.