How To Install libindicate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libindicate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libindicate-dev
libindicate-dev is:
A small library for applications to raise “flags” on DBus for other components of the desktop to pick up and visualize.
This package contains files that are needed to build applications.
There are three methods to install libindicate-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 libindicate-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 libindicate-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libindicate-dev
Install libindicate-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libindicate-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libindicate-dev
Install libindicate-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 libindicate-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libindicate-dev
How To Uninstall libindicate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libindicate-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libindicate-dev
Uninstall libindicate-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libindicate-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libindicate-dev
Remove libindicate-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libindicate-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libindicate-dev
Remove libindicate-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libindicate-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libindicate-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libindicate-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
