How To Install libindi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libindi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libindi-dev
libindi-dev is:
INDI (Instrument-Neutral Device Interface) is a distributed XML-based control protocol designed to operate astronomical instrumentation. INDI is small, flexible, easy to parse, scalable, and stateless. It supports common DCS functions such as remote control, data acquisition, monitoring, and a lot more.
This package contains development headers and libraries for the INDI library.
There are three methods to install libindi-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 libindi-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 libindi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libindi-dev
Install libindi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libindi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libindi-dev
Install libindi-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 libindi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libindi-dev
How To Uninstall libindi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libindi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libindi-dev
Uninstall libindi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libindi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libindi-dev
Remove libindi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libindi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libindi-dev
Remove libindi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libindi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libindi-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libindi-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
