How To Install enlightenment-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install enlightenment-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. enlightenment-dev is Enlightenment headers, static libraries and documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install enlightenment-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is enlightenment-dev

enlightenment-dev is:

Enlightenment is an advanced window manager for X11. Unique features include: a fully animated background, nice drop shadows around windows, backed by an extremely clean and optimized foundation of APIs.

This package contains headers, static libraries and documentation for enlightenment.

There are three methods to install enlightenment-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 enlightenment-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 enlightenment-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install enlightenment-dev

Install enlightenment-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install enlightenment-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install enlightenment-dev

Install enlightenment-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 enlightenment-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install enlightenment-dev

How To Uninstall enlightenment-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the enlightenment-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove enlightenment-dev

Uninstall enlightenment-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall enlightenment-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove enlightenment-dev

Remove enlightenment-dev Configurations and Data

To remove enlightenment-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge enlightenment-dev

Remove enlightenment-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove enlightenment-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge enlightenment-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install enlightenment-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.