How To Install libdvbv5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvbv5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdvbv5-dev
libdvbv5-dev is:
This library provides functions to work with DVB devices that implement the DVB v5 API.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libdvbv5-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 libdvbv5-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 libdvbv5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdvbv5-dev
Install libdvbv5-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdvbv5-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdvbv5-dev
Install libdvbv5-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 libdvbv5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdvbv5-dev
How To Uninstall libdvbv5-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdvbv5-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdvbv5-dev
Uninstall libdvbv5-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdvbv5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdvbv5-dev
Remove libdvbv5-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdvbv5-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdvbv5-dev
Remove libdvbv5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdvbv5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdvbv5-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvbv5-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
