How To Install libcogl-path-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcogl-path-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcogl-path-dev
libcogl-path-dev is:
Cogl is a small open source library for using 3D graphics hardware to draw pretty pictures. The API departs from the flat state machine style of OpenGL and is designed to make it easy to write orthogonal components that can render without stepping on each others toes.
This package contains the development files for libcogl-path.
There are three methods to install libcogl-path-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 libcogl-path-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 libcogl-path-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcogl-path-dev
Install libcogl-path-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcogl-path-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcogl-path-dev
Install libcogl-path-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 libcogl-path-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcogl-path-dev
How To Uninstall libcogl-path-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcogl-path-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcogl-path-dev
Uninstall libcogl-path-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcogl-path-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcogl-path-dev
Remove libcogl-path-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcogl-path-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcogl-path-dev
Remove libcogl-path-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcogl-path-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcogl-path-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcogl-path-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
