How To Install libmtdev-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmtdev-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmtdev-dev
libmtdev-dev is:
libmtdev is a library for translating evdev multitouch events using the legacy protocol to the new multitouch slots protocol. This is necessary for kernel drivers that have not been updated to use the newer protocol.
This package contains files that are needed to build applications.
There are three methods to install libmtdev-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 libmtdev-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 libmtdev-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmtdev-dev
Install libmtdev-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmtdev-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmtdev-dev
Install libmtdev-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 libmtdev-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmtdev-dev
How To Uninstall libmtdev-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmtdev-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmtdev-dev
Uninstall libmtdev-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmtdev-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmtdev-dev
Remove libmtdev-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmtdev-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmtdev-dev
Remove libmtdev-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmtdev-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmtdev-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmtdev-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
