How To Install libgamin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgamin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgamin-dev
libgamin-dev is:
Gamin is a file and directory monitoring system defined to be a subset of the FAM (File Alteration Monitor) system.
This package contains the development files for the gamin client library.
There are three methods to install libgamin-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 libgamin-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 libgamin-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgamin-dev
Install libgamin-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgamin-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgamin-dev
Install libgamin-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 libgamin-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgamin-dev
How To Uninstall libgamin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgamin-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgamin-dev
Uninstall libgamin-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgamin-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgamin-dev
Remove libgamin-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgamin-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgamin-dev
Remove libgamin-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgamin-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgamin-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgamin-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
