How To Install libstroke0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstroke0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libstroke0-dev is mouse strokes library – development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstroke0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libstroke0-dev

libstroke0-dev is:

libstroke is a stroke interface library. Strokes are motions of the mouse that can be interpreted by a program as a command. Strokes are common in CAD software such as gEDA and Mentor Graphics. fvwm can use mouse strokes to cause certain actions, just like button clicks.

This package contains the header files needed for developing with this library.

There are three methods to install libstroke0-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 libstroke0-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 libstroke0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libstroke0-dev

Install libstroke0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libstroke0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libstroke0-dev

Install libstroke0-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 libstroke0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstroke0-dev

How To Uninstall libstroke0-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libstroke0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libstroke0-dev

Uninstall libstroke0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libstroke0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstroke0-dev

Remove libstroke0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libstroke0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libstroke0-dev

Remove libstroke0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libstroke0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstroke0-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstroke0-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.