How To Install libmarco-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmarco-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libmarco-dev is library for Marco window manager (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libmarco-dev

libmarco-dev is:

Marco is a small window manager, using GTK+ to do everything. It is developed mainly for the MATE Desktop.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmarco-dev

Install libmarco-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmarco-dev

Install libmarco-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 libmarco-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmarco-dev

How To Uninstall libmarco-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libmarco-dev

Uninstall libmarco-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmarco-dev

Remove libmarco-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmarco-dev

Remove libmarco-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmarco-dev

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Summary

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