How To Install libevdevplus-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevdevplus-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libevdevplus-dev
libevdevplus-dev is:
Easy-to-use event device library in C++
This package contains the static library and headers.
There are three methods to install libevdevplus-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libevdevplus-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 libevdevplus-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libevdevplus-dev
Install libevdevplus-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libevdevplus-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libevdevplus-dev
Install libevdevplus-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 libevdevplus-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libevdevplus-dev
How To Uninstall libevdevplus-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libevdevplus-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libevdevplus-dev
Uninstall libevdevplus-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libevdevplus-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevdevplus-dev
Remove libevdevplus-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libevdevplus-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libevdevplus-dev
Remove libevdevplus-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libevdevplus-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevdevplus-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevdevplus-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.