How To Install libkodiplatform-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkodiplatform-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkodiplatform-dev
libkodiplatform-dev is:
Kodi platform support library containing utility functions for accessing XML files.
These are the development files for libkodiplatform, needed only if you wish to write software which uses it.
There are three methods to install libkodiplatform-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 libkodiplatform-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 libkodiplatform-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkodiplatform-dev
Install libkodiplatform-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkodiplatform-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkodiplatform-dev
Install libkodiplatform-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 libkodiplatform-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkodiplatform-dev
How To Uninstall libkodiplatform-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkodiplatform-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkodiplatform-dev
Uninstall libkodiplatform-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkodiplatform-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkodiplatform-dev
Remove libkodiplatform-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libkodiplatform-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkodiplatform-dev
Remove libkodiplatform-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkodiplatform-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkodiplatform-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkodiplatform-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
