How to Install and Uninstall libboost-doc Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: April 30,2024

1. Install "libboost-doc" package

This is a short guide on how to install libboost-doc on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libboost-doc

2. Uninstall "libboost-doc" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libboost-doc on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):

$ sudo apt remove libboost-doc $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libboost-doc package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libboost-doc
Architecture: all
Version: 1.74.0.3ubuntu5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/doc
Source: boost-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Boost Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 12
Depends: libboost1.74-doc
Filename: pool/universe/b/boost-defaults/libboost-doc_1.74.0.3ubuntu5_all.deb
Size: 3628
MD5sum: b4bde360280923fee34251155b81cae4
SHA1: fc04c1859d937e34a739a69cf8383634f717324c
SHA256: b2bdab72cb8a4221d45d902c51292954cfb26a96ce61921d8d63b6ba544f2c3a
SHA512: d17cbb75298311a0d06463f2d93754122495fc476bbcce0fe7b4ea2e68c941717101a1e115eaea28a442fa8ac18b08968a1166f9976e00a7aa1be689ac7d890c
Homepage: http://www.boost.org/libs/
Description-en: Boost.org libraries documentation placeholder (default version)
This package originally provided documentation, but has since fallen
into disrepair and presently provides no documentation. Please
use documentation at www.boost.org.
.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
Boost version (currently 1.74).
Description-md5: 0632a3b4d6abc70ccf9b946fee28a386