How To Install libmapper-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmapper-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmapper-dev
libmapper-dev is:
libmapper is a cross-platform software library for declaring data signals on a shared network and enabling arbitrary connections to be made between them. It creates a distributed mapping system/network, with no central points of failure, the potential for tight collaboration and easy parallelization of media synthesis.
The main focus of libmapper development is to provide tools for creating and using systems for interactive control of media synthesis.
This package provides the files necessary to compile programs which use libmapper library.
There are three methods to install libmapper-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 libmapper-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 libmapper-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmapper-dev
Install libmapper-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmapper-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmapper-dev
Install libmapper-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 libmapper-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmapper-dev
How To Uninstall libmapper-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmapper-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmapper-dev
Uninstall libmapper-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmapper-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmapper-dev
Remove libmapper-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmapper-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmapper-dev
Remove libmapper-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmapper-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmapper-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmapper-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
