How To Install libecore-fb1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecore-fb1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libecore-fb1 is Ecore frame buffer system functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecore-fb1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libecore-fb1

libecore-fb1 is:

This is the core event abstraction layer and X abstraction layer that makes doing selections, Xdnd, general X stuff, and event loops, timeouts and idle handlers fast, optimized, and convenient. It’s a separate library so anyone can make use of the work put into Ecore to make this job easy for applications.

This package contains the Ecore frame buffer system functions.

There are three methods to install libecore-fb1 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 libecore-fb1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libecore-fb1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libecore-fb1

Install libecore-fb1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libecore-fb1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libecore-fb1

Install libecore-fb1 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 libecore-fb1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libecore-fb1

How To Uninstall libecore-fb1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libecore-fb1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libecore-fb1

Uninstall libecore-fb1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libecore-fb1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecore-fb1

Remove libecore-fb1 Configurations and Data

To remove libecore-fb1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libecore-fb1

Remove libecore-fb1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libecore-fb1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecore-fb1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecore-fb1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.