How To Install libfswatch-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfswatch-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfswatch-dev
libfswatch-dev is:
fswatch is a file change monitor that receives notifications when the contents of the specified files or directories are modified.
This package contain the development files.
There are three methods to install libfswatch-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 libfswatch-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 libfswatch-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfswatch-dev
Install libfswatch-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfswatch-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfswatch-dev
Install libfswatch-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 libfswatch-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfswatch-dev
How To Uninstall libfswatch-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfswatch-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfswatch-dev
Uninstall libfswatch-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfswatch-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfswatch-dev
Remove libfswatch-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfswatch-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfswatch-dev
Remove libfswatch-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfswatch-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfswatch-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfswatch-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
