How To Install libabw-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libabw-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libabw-dev
libabw-dev is:
Libabw is library providing ability to interpret and import AbiWord documents into various applications.
This package contains the development files (headers, …)
There are three methods to install libabw-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 libabw-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 libabw-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libabw-dev
Install libabw-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libabw-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libabw-dev
Install libabw-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 libabw-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libabw-dev
How To Uninstall libabw-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libabw-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libabw-dev
Uninstall libabw-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libabw-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libabw-dev
Remove libabw-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libabw-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libabw-dev
Remove libabw-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libabw-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libabw-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libabw-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
