How To Install directx-headers-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install directx-headers-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is directx-headers-dev
directx-headers-dev is:
This package provides the development headers for Direct3D 12.
There are three methods to install directx-headers-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install directx-headers-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 directx-headers-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install directx-headers-dev
Install directx-headers-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install directx-headers-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install directx-headers-dev
Install directx-headers-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 directx-headers-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install directx-headers-dev
How To Uninstall directx-headers-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the directx-headers-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove directx-headers-dev
Uninstall directx-headers-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall directx-headers-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove directx-headers-dev
Remove directx-headers-dev Configurations and Data
To remove directx-headers-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge directx-headers-dev
Remove directx-headers-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove directx-headers-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge directx-headers-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install directx-headers-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
