How To Install liblur-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblur-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is liblur-dev
liblur-dev is:
liblur is an access library for devices connected to Logitech Unifying Receivers. It provides functions to enumerate or disconnect paired devices, and pair new devices.
This package contains the files required to build software using liblur.
There are three methods to install liblur-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 liblur-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 liblur-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblur-dev
Install liblur-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblur-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblur-dev
Install liblur-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 liblur-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblur-dev
How To Uninstall liblur-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the liblur-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblur-dev
Uninstall liblur-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblur-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblur-dev
Remove liblur-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liblur-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblur-dev
Remove liblur-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblur-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblur-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblur-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
