How To Install libdolphinvcs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolphinvcs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libdolphinvcs-dev is library to show version control in Dolphin - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolphinvcs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdolphinvcs-dev

libdolphinvcs-dev is:

This library enables developers to expand Dolphin with the ability to show version control status in directories that are version controlled.

There are three methods to install libdolphinvcs-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 libdolphinvcs-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 libdolphinvcs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdolphinvcs-dev

Install libdolphinvcs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdolphinvcs-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdolphinvcs-dev

Install libdolphinvcs-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 libdolphinvcs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdolphinvcs-dev

How To Uninstall libdolphinvcs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdolphinvcs-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdolphinvcs-dev

Uninstall libdolphinvcs-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdolphinvcs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdolphinvcs-dev

Remove libdolphinvcs-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdolphinvcs-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdolphinvcs-dev

Remove libdolphinvcs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdolphinvcs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdolphinvcs-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdolphinvcs-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.