How To Install libevemu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevemu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libevemu-dev
libevemu-dev is:
The evemu library and tools are used to describe devices, record data, create emulation devices and replay data from kernel evdev (input event) devices.
This package contains files that are needed to build applications.
There are three methods to install libevemu-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 libevemu-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 libevemu-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libevemu-dev
Install libevemu-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libevemu-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libevemu-dev
Install libevemu-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 libevemu-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libevemu-dev
How To Uninstall libevemu-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libevemu-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libevemu-dev
Uninstall libevemu-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libevemu-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevemu-dev
Remove libevemu-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libevemu-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libevemu-dev
Remove libevemu-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libevemu-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevemu-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevemu-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
