How To Install libgaminggear-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgaminggear-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgaminggear-dev
libgaminggear-dev is:
Libgaminggear contains functionalities for tools interacting with gaming hardware. This package provides the headers files needed to develop using this library.
There are three methods to install libgaminggear-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 libgaminggear-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 libgaminggear-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgaminggear-dev
Install libgaminggear-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgaminggear-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgaminggear-dev
Install libgaminggear-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 libgaminggear-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgaminggear-dev
How To Uninstall libgaminggear-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgaminggear-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgaminggear-dev
Uninstall libgaminggear-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgaminggear-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgaminggear-dev
Remove libgaminggear-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgaminggear-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgaminggear-dev
Remove libgaminggear-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgaminggear-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgaminggear-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgaminggear-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
