How To Install libapogee-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapogee-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libapogee-dev is Alta camera control library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapogee-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libapogee-dev

libapogee-dev is:

This package is primarily intended for developers wishing to add Alta camera control options to other packages (e.g. Kstars/INDI), the library includes a set of INDI compatible entry points, the ApnGlueXXX routines.

This package includes development headers for Apogee Alta CCDs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libapogee-dev

Install libapogee-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libapogee-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libapogee-dev

How To Uninstall libapogee-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libapogee-dev

Uninstall libapogee-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapogee-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapogee-dev

Remove libapogee-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libapogee-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapogee-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapogee-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.