How To Install libfribidi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfribidi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfribidi-dev
libfribidi-dev is:
FriBiDi is a BiDi algorithm implementation for Hebrew and/or Arabic languages. This package contains the header files and static libraries for the FriBidi C library.
There are three methods to install libfribidi-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 libfribidi-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 libfribidi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfribidi-dev
Install libfribidi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfribidi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfribidi-dev
Install libfribidi-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 libfribidi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfribidi-dev
How To Uninstall libfribidi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfribidi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfribidi-dev
Uninstall libfribidi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfribidi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfribidi-dev
Remove libfribidi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfribidi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfribidi-dev
Remove libfribidi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfribidi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfribidi-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfribidi-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.