How To Install libeditorconfig-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeditorconfig-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libeditorconfig-dev
libeditorconfig-dev is:
EditorConfig helps developers define and maintain consistent coding styles between different editors and IDEs. The EditorConfig project consists of a file format for defining coding styles and a collection of text editor plugins that enable editors to read the file format and adhere to defined styles.
EditorConfig files are easily readable and they work nicely with version control systems.
This package provides development headers for editorconfig-core library.
There are three methods to install libeditorconfig-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 libeditorconfig-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 libeditorconfig-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libeditorconfig-dev
Install libeditorconfig-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libeditorconfig-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libeditorconfig-dev
Install libeditorconfig-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 libeditorconfig-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libeditorconfig-dev
How To Uninstall libeditorconfig-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libeditorconfig-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libeditorconfig-dev
Uninstall libeditorconfig-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libeditorconfig-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libeditorconfig-dev
Remove libeditorconfig-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libeditorconfig-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libeditorconfig-dev
Remove libeditorconfig-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libeditorconfig-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libeditorconfig-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libeditorconfig-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
