How To Install libgrilo-0.3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrilo-0.3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgrilo-0.3-dev is Framework for discovering and browsing media - Development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrilo-0.3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgrilo-0.3-dev

libgrilo-0.3-dev is:

Grilo is a framework focused on making media discovery and browsing easy for application developers.

More precisely, Grilo provides:

  • A single, high-level API that abstracts the differences among various media content providers, allowing application developers to integrate content from various services and sources easily.
  • A collection of plugins for accessing content from various media providers. Developers can share efforts and code by writing plugins for the framework that are application agnostic.
  • A flexible API that allows plugin developers to write plugins of various kinds.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libgrilo-0.3-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 libgrilo-0.3-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 libgrilo-0.3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgrilo-0.3-dev

Install libgrilo-0.3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgrilo-0.3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgrilo-0.3-dev

Install libgrilo-0.3-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 libgrilo-0.3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgrilo-0.3-dev

How To Uninstall libgrilo-0.3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgrilo-0.3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgrilo-0.3-dev

Uninstall libgrilo-0.3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgrilo-0.3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrilo-0.3-dev

Remove libgrilo-0.3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgrilo-0.3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgrilo-0.3-dev

Remove libgrilo-0.3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgrilo-0.3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgrilo-0.3-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrilo-0.3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.