How To Install ubuntu-core-libs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-core-libs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. ubuntu-core-libs-dev is Ubuntu core libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-core-libs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ubuntu-core-libs-dev

ubuntu-core-libs-dev is:

This package depends on all the packages of the Ubuntu Core:

  • Development headers

There are three methods to install ubuntu-core-libs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ubuntu-core-libs-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 ubuntu-core-libs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ubuntu-core-libs-dev

Install ubuntu-core-libs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ubuntu-core-libs-dev

Install ubuntu-core-libs-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 ubuntu-core-libs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ubuntu-core-libs-dev

How To Uninstall ubuntu-core-libs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ubuntu-core-libs-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-core-libs-dev

Uninstall ubuntu-core-libs-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ubuntu-core-libs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntu-core-libs-dev

Remove ubuntu-core-libs-dev Configurations and Data

To remove ubuntu-core-libs-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntu-core-libs-dev

Remove ubuntu-core-libs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntu-core-libs-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-core-libs-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.