How To Install libgarmin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgarmin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgarmin-dev
libgarmin-dev is:
libgarmin is a library to parse Garmin IMG files as used by the Garmin GPS devices.
This package includes development support files.
There are three methods to install libgarmin-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 libgarmin-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 libgarmin-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgarmin-dev
Install libgarmin-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgarmin-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgarmin-dev
Install libgarmin-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 libgarmin-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgarmin-dev
How To Uninstall libgarmin-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgarmin-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgarmin-dev
Uninstall libgarmin-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgarmin-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgarmin-dev
Remove libgarmin-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgarmin-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgarmin-dev
Remove libgarmin-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgarmin-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgarmin-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgarmin-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
