How To Install libbluetooth-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbluetooth-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libbluetooth-dev
libbluetooth-dev is:
BlueZ is the official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack. It is an Open Source project distributed under GNU General Public License (GPL).
There are three methods to install libbluetooth-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 libbluetooth-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 libbluetooth-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbluetooth-dev
Install libbluetooth-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbluetooth-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbluetooth-dev
Install libbluetooth-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 libbluetooth-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbluetooth-dev
How To Uninstall libbluetooth-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libbluetooth-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbluetooth-dev
Uninstall libbluetooth-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbluetooth-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbluetooth-dev
Remove libbluetooth-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbluetooth-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbluetooth-dev
Remove libbluetooth-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbluetooth-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbluetooth-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbluetooth-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
