How To Install libfso-glib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfso-glib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libfso-glib-dev is Development files for libfso-glib

Introduction

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

What is libfso-glib-dev

libfso-glib-dev is:

This package is part of the freesmartphone.org software stack and is targeted for smartphones.

The library offers C functions for all DBus methods specified in fso-specs.

This package contains the development files for the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfso-glib-dev

Install libfso-glib-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfso-glib-dev

Install libfso-glib-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 libfso-glib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfso-glib-dev

How To Uninstall libfso-glib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libfso-glib-dev

Uninstall libfso-glib-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfso-glib-dev

Remove libfso-glib-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfso-glib-dev

Remove libfso-glib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfso-glib-dev

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Summary

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