How To Install libg15render-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libg15render-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libg15render-dev
libg15render-dev is:
libg15 provides an API for low level control of the LCD display and the extra keys on some Logitech keyboards (G11, G15)
This package contains the header files and the static library of libg15render.
There are three methods to install libg15render-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 libg15render-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 libg15render-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libg15render-dev
Install libg15render-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libg15render-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libg15render-dev
Install libg15render-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 libg15render-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libg15render-dev
How To Uninstall libg15render-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libg15render-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libg15render-dev
Uninstall libg15render-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libg15render-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libg15render-dev
Remove libg15render-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libg15render-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libg15render-dev
Remove libg15render-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libg15render-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libg15render-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libg15render-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
