How To Install libmatemixer-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatemixer-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmatemixer-dev
libmatemixer-dev is:
Mixer library for MATE Desktop. It provides an abstract API allowing access to mixer functionality available in the PulseAudio, ALSA and OSS sound systems.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libmatemixer-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 libmatemixer-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 libmatemixer-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmatemixer-dev
Install libmatemixer-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmatemixer-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmatemixer-dev
Install libmatemixer-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 libmatemixer-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmatemixer-dev
How To Uninstall libmatemixer-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmatemixer-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmatemixer-dev
Uninstall libmatemixer-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmatemixer-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatemixer-dev
Remove libmatemixer-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmatemixer-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmatemixer-dev
Remove libmatemixer-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmatemixer-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmatemixer-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatemixer-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
