How To Install libgps-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgps-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgps-dev
libgps-dev is:
The gpsd service daemon can monitor one or more GPS devices connected to a host computer, making all data on the location and movements of the sensors available to be queried on TCP port 2947.
This package contains the header and development files needed to build programs and packages using libgps.
There are three methods to install libgps-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 libgps-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 libgps-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgps-dev
Install libgps-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgps-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgps-dev
Install libgps-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 libgps-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgps-dev
How To Uninstall libgps-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgps-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgps-dev
Uninstall libgps-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgps-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgps-dev
Remove libgps-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgps-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgps-dev
Remove libgps-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgps-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgps-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgps-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
