How To Install libinsane-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinsane-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libinsane-dev
libinsane-dev is:
A cross-platform, cross-programming languages, cross scanner library that takes care of all the quirks of scanners.
This package installs development headers.
There are three methods to install libinsane-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libinsane-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 libinsane-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libinsane-dev
Install libinsane-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libinsane-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libinsane-dev
Install libinsane-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 libinsane-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libinsane-dev
How To Uninstall libinsane-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libinsane-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libinsane-dev
Uninstall libinsane-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libinsane-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libinsane-dev
Remove libinsane-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libinsane-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libinsane-dev
Remove libinsane-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libinsane-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libinsane-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinsane-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.