How To Install libfox-1.6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfox-1.6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfox-1.6-dev
libfox-1.6-dev is:
FOX is a C++ based Toolkit for developing Graphical User Interfaces easily and effectively. It offers a wide collection of controls and provides state of the art facilities.
This package contains the development header files of the FOX Toolkit.
There are three methods to install libfox-1.6-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 libfox-1.6-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 libfox-1.6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfox-1.6-dev
Install libfox-1.6-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfox-1.6-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfox-1.6-dev
Install libfox-1.6-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 libfox-1.6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfox-1.6-dev
How To Uninstall libfox-1.6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfox-1.6-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfox-1.6-dev
Uninstall libfox-1.6-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfox-1.6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfox-1.6-dev
Remove libfox-1.6-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfox-1.6-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfox-1.6-dev
Remove libfox-1.6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfox-1.6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfox-1.6-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfox-1.6-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
