How To Install libcolorhug-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcolorhug-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcolorhug-dev
libcolorhug-dev is:
libcolorhug is a gobject-based library for using the ColorHug display colourimeter. It supports both reading values from the colourimeter and device administration, such as firmware updates.
This package contains the development files required to build programs against the libcolorhug library.
There are three methods to install libcolorhug-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 libcolorhug-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 libcolorhug-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcolorhug-dev
Install libcolorhug-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcolorhug-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcolorhug-dev
Install libcolorhug-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 libcolorhug-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcolorhug-dev
How To Uninstall libcolorhug-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcolorhug-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcolorhug-dev
Uninstall libcolorhug-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcolorhug-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcolorhug-dev
Remove libcolorhug-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcolorhug-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcolorhug-dev
Remove libcolorhug-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcolorhug-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcolorhug-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcolorhug-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
