How To Install libgypsy-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgypsy-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgypsy-dev
libgypsy-dev is:
Gypsy is a GPS multiplexing daemon which allows multiple clients to access GPS data from multiple GPS sources concurrently.
This package ships the library Development file of gypsy daemon
There are three methods to install libgypsy-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 libgypsy-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 libgypsy-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgypsy-dev
Install libgypsy-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgypsy-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgypsy-dev
Install libgypsy-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 libgypsy-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgypsy-dev
How To Uninstall libgypsy-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgypsy-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgypsy-dev
Uninstall libgypsy-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgypsy-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgypsy-dev
Remove libgypsy-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgypsy-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgypsy-dev
Remove libgypsy-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgypsy-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgypsy-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgypsy-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
