How To Install libecal1.2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecal1.2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libecal1.2-dev is Client library for evolution calendars (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecal1.2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libecal1.2-dev

libecal1.2-dev is:

Evolution is the integrated mail, calendar, task and address book distributed suite from Novell, Inc.

This package contains header files and static library for libecal.

There are three methods to install libecal1.2-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 libecal1.2-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 libecal1.2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libecal1.2-dev

Install libecal1.2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libecal1.2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libecal1.2-dev

Install libecal1.2-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 libecal1.2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libecal1.2-dev

How To Uninstall libecal1.2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libecal1.2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libecal1.2-dev

Uninstall libecal1.2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libecal1.2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecal1.2-dev

Remove libecal1.2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libecal1.2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libecal1.2-dev

Remove libecal1.2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libecal1.2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecal1.2-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecal1.2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.