How To Install libdynamite-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdynamite-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdynamite-dev
libdynamite-dev is:
The dynamite library is needed by tools to be capable of squeezing out juicy .cab files from self-extracting installation programs created by the Setup Factory installation program.
This package contains development files for libdynamite.
There are three methods to install libdynamite-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 libdynamite-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 libdynamite-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdynamite-dev
Install libdynamite-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdynamite-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdynamite-dev
Install libdynamite-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 libdynamite-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdynamite-dev
How To Uninstall libdynamite-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdynamite-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdynamite-dev
Uninstall libdynamite-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdynamite-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdynamite-dev
Remove libdynamite-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdynamite-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdynamite-dev
Remove libdynamite-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdynamite-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdynamite-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdynamite-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
