How To Install libffcall1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffcall1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libffcall1-dev is foreign function call libraries - transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffcall1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libffcall1-dev

libffcall1-dev is:

This transitional package can be safely removed once libffcall-dev has been installed.

There are three methods to install libffcall1-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 libffcall1-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 libffcall1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libffcall1-dev

Install libffcall1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libffcall1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libffcall1-dev

Install libffcall1-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 libffcall1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libffcall1-dev

How To Uninstall libffcall1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libffcall1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libffcall1-dev

Uninstall libffcall1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libffcall1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libffcall1-dev

Remove libffcall1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libffcall1-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libffcall1-dev

Remove libffcall1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libffcall1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libffcall1-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffcall1-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.