How To Install libwiringpi-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiringpi-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libwiringpi-dev
libwiringpi-dev is:
A Raspberry Pi specific library for querying and controlling the GPIO pins, and a variety of devices that connect to them from C, C++, or BASIC.
This package contains the development files (headers, etc.) for compiling applications against libwiringPi.
There are three methods to install libwiringpi-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 libwiringpi-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 libwiringpi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwiringpi-dev
Install libwiringpi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwiringpi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwiringpi-dev
Install libwiringpi-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 libwiringpi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwiringpi-dev
How To Uninstall libwiringpi-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libwiringpi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwiringpi-dev
Uninstall libwiringpi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwiringpi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwiringpi-dev
Remove libwiringpi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwiringpi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwiringpi-dev
Remove libwiringpi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwiringpi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwiringpi-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiringpi-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
