How To Install libformsgl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libformsgl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libformsgl-dev
libformsgl-dev is:
This package contains the header files and static libraries for the XForms library.
Install this package if you want to develop programs using the XForms library under OpenGL.
There are three methods to install libformsgl-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 libformsgl-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 libformsgl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libformsgl-dev
Install libformsgl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libformsgl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libformsgl-dev
Install libformsgl-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 libformsgl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libformsgl-dev
How To Uninstall libformsgl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libformsgl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libformsgl-dev
Uninstall libformsgl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libformsgl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libformsgl-dev
Remove libformsgl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libformsgl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libformsgl-dev
Remove libformsgl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libformsgl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libformsgl-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libformsgl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
