How To Install libmatchbox-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatchbox-dev
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmatchbox-dev
libmatchbox-dev is:
Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.
libmatchbox provides core functionality used by several Matchbox project applications.
This package contains libmatchbox development files.
There are three methods to install libmatchbox-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 libmatchbox-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 libmatchbox-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmatchbox-dev
Install libmatchbox-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmatchbox-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmatchbox-dev
Install libmatchbox-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 libmatchbox-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmatchbox-dev
How To Uninstall libmatchbox-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmatchbox-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmatchbox-dev
Uninstall libmatchbox-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmatchbox-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatchbox-dev
Remove libmatchbox-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmatchbox-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmatchbox-dev
Remove libmatchbox-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmatchbox-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmatchbox-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatchbox-dev
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.