How To Install libpciaccess-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpciaccess-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. libpciaccess-dev is Generic PCI access library for X - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpciaccess-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libpciaccess-dev

libpciaccess-dev is:

Provides functionality for X to access the PCI bus and devices in a platform-independent way.

This package contains the development files for libpciaccess.

There are three methods to install libpciaccess-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpciaccess-dev

Install libpciaccess-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpciaccess-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpciaccess-dev

How To Uninstall libpciaccess-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libpciaccess-dev

Uninstall libpciaccess-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpciaccess-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpciaccess-dev

Remove libpciaccess-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpciaccess-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpciaccess-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpciaccess-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.