How To Install libinfinity-0.7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinfinity-0.7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libinfinity-0.7-dev
libinfinity-0.7-dev is:
libinfinity is library to build collaborative text editors. Changes to the text buffers are synced to all other clients over a central server. Even though a central server is involved, the local user sees his changes applied instantly and the merging is done on the individual clients.
This package contains the C headers of libinfinity and all files needed to link applications dependening on this library.
There are three methods to install libinfinity-0.7-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 libinfinity-0.7-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 libinfinity-0.7-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libinfinity-0.7-dev
Install libinfinity-0.7-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libinfinity-0.7-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libinfinity-0.7-dev
Install libinfinity-0.7-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 libinfinity-0.7-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libinfinity-0.7-dev
How To Uninstall libinfinity-0.7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libinfinity-0.7-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libinfinity-0.7-dev
Uninstall libinfinity-0.7-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libinfinity-0.7-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinfinity-0.7-dev
Remove libinfinity-0.7-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libinfinity-0.7-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libinfinity-0.7-dev
Remove libinfinity-0.7-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libinfinity-0.7-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinfinity-0.7-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinfinity-0.7-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
