How To Install libsnapd-glib-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnapd-glib-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libsnapd-glib-dev
libsnapd-glib-dev is:
snapd-glib is a library to allow GLib based applications access to snapd, the daemon that controls Snaps.
Snaps are ‘universal’ packages that work across many different Linux systems, enabling secure distribution of the latest apps and utilities for cloud, servers, desktops and the internet of things.
This package contains header files and development information, which is useful for building applications that need to communicate with snapd.
Package: libsnapd-glib-dev Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.57-0ubuntu3 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libdevel Source: snapd-glib Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Ayatana Packagers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 2798 Depends: libsnapd-glib1 (= 1.57-0ubuntu3), gir1.2-snapd-1 (= 1.57-0ubuntu3), libglib2.0-dev, libsoup2.4-dev, libjson-glib-dev Filename: pool/main/s/snapd-glib/libsnapd-glib-dev_1.57-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb Size: 119752 MD5sum: b952e92e1efd6c0b783b1f694cdf505f SHA1: 1bec342b056eea6d5e7ee5af047c85e1b4281424 SHA256: 4852e3e7e72c1977094b9ce8032e394da7f6ad4e1321bf3a98371a51dd8c3841 Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd-glib Description-en: GLib snapd library (development files) snapd-glib is a library to allow GLib based applications access to snapd, the daemon that controls Snaps.
Snaps are ‘universal’ packages that work across many different Linux systems, enabling secure distribution of the latest apps and utilities for cloud, servers, desktops and the internet of things.
This package contains header files and development information, which is useful for building applications that need to communicate with snapd.
There are three methods to install libsnapd-glib-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 libsnapd-glib-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 libsnapd-glib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsnapd-glib-dev
Install libsnapd-glib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnapd-glib-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsnapd-glib-dev
Install libsnapd-glib-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 libsnapd-glib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsnapd-glib-dev
How To Uninstall libsnapd-glib-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libsnapd-glib-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsnapd-glib-dev
Uninstall libsnapd-glib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsnapd-glib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnapd-glib-dev
Remove libsnapd-glib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsnapd-glib-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsnapd-glib-dev
Remove libsnapd-glib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsnapd-glib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnapd-glib-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnapd-glib-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
