How To Install libomhacks-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libomhacks-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libomhacks-dev is library of useful functions to control OpenMoko hardware

Introduction

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

What is libomhacks-dev

libomhacks-dev is:

This library is a collective collection of functions to control various aspects of an OpenMoko phone. It is intended to be light and simple.

This has only been tested on the FreeRunner.

This is the development library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libomhacks-dev

Install libomhacks-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libomhacks-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libomhacks-dev

How To Uninstall libomhacks-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libomhacks-dev

Uninstall libomhacks-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libomhacks-dev

Remove libomhacks-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libomhacks-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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