How To Install libmanette-0.2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmanette-0.2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libmanette-0.2-dev is Simple GObject game controller library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmanette-0.2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmanette-0.2-dev

libmanette-0.2-dev is:

libmanette is a library for using game controllers using an API inspired by GDK’s device and event handling. It supports the W3C Draft Gamepad specification.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libmanette-0.2-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 libmanette-0.2-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 libmanette-0.2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmanette-0.2-dev

Install libmanette-0.2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmanette-0.2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmanette-0.2-dev

Install libmanette-0.2-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 libmanette-0.2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmanette-0.2-dev

How To Uninstall libmanette-0.2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmanette-0.2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmanette-0.2-dev

Uninstall libmanette-0.2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmanette-0.2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmanette-0.2-dev

Remove libmanette-0.2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmanette-0.2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmanette-0.2-dev

Remove libmanette-0.2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmanette-0.2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmanette-0.2-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmanette-0.2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.