How To Install libedje-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libedje-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libedje-dev is libedje headers and static libraries

Introduction

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

What is libedje-dev

libedje-dev is:

Edje is a graphical layout and animation library for animated resizable, compressed and scalable themes. It is the theming engine behind Enlightenment DR 0.17.

This package provides headers and static libraries for Edje.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libedje-dev

Install libedje-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libedje-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libedje-dev

How To Uninstall libedje-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libedje-dev

Uninstall libedje-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libedje-dev

Remove libedje-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libedje-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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