How To Install libflorence-1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflorence-1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libflorence-1.0-dev is extensible and scalable virtual keyboard for X

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflorence-1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libflorence-1.0-dev

libflorence-1.0-dev is:

Florence is an extensible scalable virtual keyboard for X.

libflorence is a library to control the virtual keyboard.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libflorence-1.0-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 libflorence-1.0-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 libflorence-1.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libflorence-1.0-dev

Install libflorence-1.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libflorence-1.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libflorence-1.0-dev

Install libflorence-1.0-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 libflorence-1.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libflorence-1.0-dev

How To Uninstall libflorence-1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libflorence-1.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libflorence-1.0-dev

Uninstall libflorence-1.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libflorence-1.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflorence-1.0-dev

Remove libflorence-1.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libflorence-1.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libflorence-1.0-dev

Remove libflorence-1.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libflorence-1.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libflorence-1.0-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflorence-1.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.