How To Install libgeis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgeis-dev
libgeis-dev is:
A common API for clients of a systemwide gesture recognition and propagation engine.
Headers and static link libraries for developing against the common gesture API.
There are three methods to install libgeis-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 libgeis-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 libgeis-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeis-dev
Install libgeis-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeis-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeis-dev
Install libgeis-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 libgeis-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeis-dev
How To Uninstall libgeis-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgeis-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeis-dev
Uninstall libgeis-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeis-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeis-dev
Remove libgeis-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgeis-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeis-dev
Remove libgeis-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeis-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeis-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeis-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
