How To Install libkarma-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkarma-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkarma-dev
libkarma-dev is:
libkarma is a C language library that provides (read/write) access to the Rio Karma music player using either the usb (with OMFS) or network (PEARL) interface.
libkarma allows developers to do the following:
- login
- read, write and delete music or data files
- read and write file information
- write music or taxi files with one function, including setting all metadata
This package contains the development files needed to compile programs using the facilities provided by libkarma.
There are three methods to install libkarma-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 libkarma-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 libkarma-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkarma-dev
Install libkarma-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkarma-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkarma-dev
Install libkarma-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 libkarma-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkarma-dev
How To Uninstall libkarma-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkarma-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkarma-dev
Uninstall libkarma-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkarma-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkarma-dev
Remove libkarma-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libkarma-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkarma-dev
Remove libkarma-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkarma-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkarma-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkarma-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
