How To Install liblxi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblxi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is liblxi-dev
liblxi-dev is:
liblxi is an open source software library which offers a simple API for communicating with LXI compatible instruments. The API allows applications to easily discover instruments on networks and communicate SCPI commands.
Development files
There are three methods to install liblxi-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 liblxi-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 liblxi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblxi-dev
Install liblxi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblxi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblxi-dev
Install liblxi-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 liblxi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblxi-dev
How To Uninstall liblxi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the liblxi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblxi-dev
Uninstall liblxi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblxi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblxi-dev
Remove liblxi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liblxi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblxi-dev
Remove liblxi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblxi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblxi-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblxi-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
