How To Install libavifile-0.7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavifile-0.7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libavifile-0.7-dev
libavifile-0.7-dev is:
Contains the symlinks, headers and object files needed to compile and link programs which use aviplay library.
There are three methods to install libavifile-0.7-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 libavifile-0.7-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 libavifile-0.7-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavifile-0.7-dev
Install libavifile-0.7-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavifile-0.7-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavifile-0.7-dev
Install libavifile-0.7-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 libavifile-0.7-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavifile-0.7-dev
How To Uninstall libavifile-0.7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libavifile-0.7-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavifile-0.7-dev
Uninstall libavifile-0.7-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavifile-0.7-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavifile-0.7-dev
Remove libavifile-0.7-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libavifile-0.7-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavifile-0.7-dev
Remove libavifile-0.7-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavifile-0.7-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavifile-0.7-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavifile-0.7-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
