How To Install libhud2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhud2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libhud2-dev is library for exporting items to the Unity HUD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhud2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libhud2-dev

libhud2-dev is:

Allows applications to add items into the HUD without requiring a menubar or other parsed GUI elements.

This package contains files that are needed to build applications.

There are three methods to install libhud2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libhud2-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 libhud2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhud2-dev

Install libhud2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhud2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhud2-dev

Install libhud2-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 libhud2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhud2-dev

How To Uninstall libhud2-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libhud2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhud2-dev

Uninstall libhud2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhud2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhud2-dev

Remove libhud2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libhud2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhud2-dev

Remove libhud2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhud2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhud2-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhud2-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.