How To Install libelementary-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libelementary-dev
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libelementary-dev
libelementary-dev is:
Elementary is a widget set based on the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries, primarily aimed at creating graphical user interfaces for mobile and embedded devices.
This package contains headers and static libraries for development with libelementary.
There are three methods to install libelementary-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 libelementary-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 libelementary-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libelementary-dev
Install libelementary-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libelementary-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libelementary-dev
Install libelementary-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 libelementary-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libelementary-dev
How To Uninstall libelementary-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libelementary-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libelementary-dev
Uninstall libelementary-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libelementary-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libelementary-dev
Remove libelementary-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libelementary-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libelementary-dev
Remove libelementary-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libelementary-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libelementary-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libelementary-dev
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.