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