How To Install libodfgen-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libodfgen-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libodfgen-dev
libodfgen-dev is:
Libodfgen is library providing ability to generate ODF documents from libwpd and libwps API calls.
This package contains the development files (headers, …)
There are three methods to install libodfgen-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 libodfgen-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 libodfgen-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libodfgen-dev
Install libodfgen-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libodfgen-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libodfgen-dev
Install libodfgen-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 libodfgen-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libodfgen-dev
How To Uninstall libodfgen-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libodfgen-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libodfgen-dev
Uninstall libodfgen-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libodfgen-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libodfgen-dev
Remove libodfgen-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libodfgen-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libodfgen-dev
Remove libodfgen-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libodfgen-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libodfgen-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libodfgen-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
