How To Install libnautilus-extension-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnautilus-extension-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libnautilus-extension-dev is libraries for nautilus components - development version

Introduction

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

What is libnautilus-extension-dev

libnautilus-extension-dev is:

Nautilus is the official file manager and graphical shell for the GNOME desktop.

This package provides the necessary development libraries and include files to develop and compile Nautilus extensions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnautilus-extension-dev

Install libnautilus-extension-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnautilus-extension-dev

Install libnautilus-extension-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 libnautilus-extension-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnautilus-extension-dev

How To Uninstall libnautilus-extension-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libnautilus-extension-dev

Uninstall libnautilus-extension-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnautilus-extension-dev

Remove libnautilus-extension-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnautilus-extension-dev

Remove libnautilus-extension-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnautilus-extension-dev

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Summary

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