How To Install libgnustep-dl2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnustep-dl2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgnustep-dl2-dev
libgnustep-dl2-dev is:
Beside the headers and so symlinks for EOAccess, EOInterface and EOControl libraries, the package includes the general gdl2.make
GNUstep Database Library Version 2 is needed by GNUstep applications that communicate with databases. It’s an implementation of Apple’s Enterprise Objects Framework (EOF) v 3.0 (from NeXT), and Apple’s WebObjects 4.5 interface.
There are three methods to install libgnustep-dl2-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 libgnustep-dl2-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 libgnustep-dl2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnustep-dl2-dev
Install libgnustep-dl2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnustep-dl2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnustep-dl2-dev
Install libgnustep-dl2-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 libgnustep-dl2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnustep-dl2-dev
How To Uninstall libgnustep-dl2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgnustep-dl2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnustep-dl2-dev
Uninstall libgnustep-dl2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnustep-dl2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnustep-dl2-dev
Remove libgnustep-dl2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgnustep-dl2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnustep-dl2-dev
Remove libgnustep-dl2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnustep-dl2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnustep-dl2-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnustep-dl2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
