How To Install libexo-1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexo-1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libexo-1-dev
libexo-1-dev is:
libexo is a library for Xfce that contains a bunch of additional widgets and a framework for editable toolbars (an improved version of the framework present in GNOME), light-weight session management support, functions to automatically synchronize object properties (based on GObject Binding Properties) and several miscellaneous utility and helper functions for application developers.
This package contains the headers and the static library for libexo-1-0.
There are three methods to install libexo-1-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 libexo-1-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 libexo-1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libexo-1-dev
Install libexo-1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libexo-1-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libexo-1-dev
Install libexo-1-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 libexo-1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libexo-1-dev
How To Uninstall libexo-1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libexo-1-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libexo-1-dev
Uninstall libexo-1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libexo-1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libexo-1-dev
Remove libexo-1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libexo-1-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libexo-1-dev
Remove libexo-1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libexo-1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libexo-1-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libexo-1-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
