How To Install libattica-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libattica-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libattica-dev is development files for libattica

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libattica-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libattica-dev

libattica-dev is:

Attica is a Qt library that implements the Open Collaboration Services API version 1.6. It grants easy access to the services such as querying information about persons and contents.

This package contains the development header files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libattica-dev

Install libattica-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libattica-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libattica-dev

How To Uninstall libattica-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libattica-dev

Uninstall libattica-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libattica-dev

Remove libattica-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libattica-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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