How To Install libnacore-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnacore-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libnacore-dev is NASPRO core library (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libnacore-dev

libnacore-dev is:

A tiny convenience library containing useful code to implement LV2 dynamic manifest plugins and especially bridges from other APIs to LV2.

This package includes the development tools.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnacore-dev

Install libnacore-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnacore-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libnacore-dev

How To Uninstall libnacore-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libnacore-dev

Uninstall libnacore-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnacore-dev

Remove libnacore-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnacore-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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