How To Install libsugarext-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsugarext-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libsugarext-dev is Sugar Learning Platform - toolkit development files

Introduction

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

What is libsugarext-dev

libsugarext-dev is:

Sugar Learning Platform promotes collaborative learning through Sugar Activities that encourage critical thinking, the heart of a quality education. Designed from the ground up especially for children, Sugar offers an alternative to traditional “office-desktop” software.

The sugar3 library contains a set of widgets to build HIG compliant applications and interfaces to interact with system services like presence and the datastore.

This package contains the files needed for development.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsugarext-dev

Install libsugarext-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsugarext-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsugarext-dev

How To Uninstall libsugarext-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libsugarext-dev

Uninstall libsugarext-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsugarext-dev

Remove libsugarext-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsugarext-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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