How To Install libarcus-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libarcus-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libarcus-dev
libarcus-dev is:
This library contains C++ code and Python3 bindings for creating a socket in a thread and using this socket to send and receive messages based on the Protocol Buffers library. It is designed to facilitate the communication between Cura and its backend and similar code. This package contains C++ headers and other development files.
There are three methods to install libarcus-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 libarcus-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 libarcus-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libarcus-dev
Install libarcus-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libarcus-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libarcus-dev
Install libarcus-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 libarcus-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libarcus-dev
How To Uninstall libarcus-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libarcus-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libarcus-dev
Uninstall libarcus-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libarcus-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libarcus-dev
Remove libarcus-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libarcus-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libarcus-dev
Remove libarcus-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libarcus-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libarcus-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libarcus-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.