How To Install libcw6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcw6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcw6-dev
libcw6-dev is:
The unixcw project provides support for learning to use Morse code.
This package provides the static library, headers, and manual page for development of programs that handle (i.e. send and receive) Morse code.
There are three methods to install libcw6-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 libcw6-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 libcw6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcw6-dev
Install libcw6-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcw6-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcw6-dev
Install libcw6-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 libcw6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcw6-dev
How To Uninstall libcw6-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcw6-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcw6-dev
Uninstall libcw6-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcw6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcw6-dev
Remove libcw6-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcw6-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcw6-dev
Remove libcw6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcw6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcw6-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcw6-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.