How To Install libgeoclue-2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeoclue-2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgeoclue-2-dev
libgeoclue-2-dev is:
GeoClue is a D-Bus geoinformation service. The goal of the Geoclue project is to make creating location-aware applications as simple as possible.
This package contains header and development files.
There are three methods to install libgeoclue-2-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 libgeoclue-2-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 libgeoclue-2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeoclue-2-dev
Install libgeoclue-2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeoclue-2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeoclue-2-dev
Install libgeoclue-2-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 libgeoclue-2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeoclue-2-dev
How To Uninstall libgeoclue-2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgeoclue-2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeoclue-2-dev
Uninstall libgeoclue-2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeoclue-2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeoclue-2-dev
Remove libgeoclue-2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgeoclue-2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeoclue-2-dev
Remove libgeoclue-2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeoclue-2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeoclue-2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeoclue-2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
