How To Install libnfc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnfc-dev
libnfc-dev is:
libnfc is a library for Near Field Communication. It abstracts the low-level details of communicating with the devices away behind an easy-to-use high-level API. It supports most hardware based on the NXP PN531, PN532 or PN533 controller chips.
This package contains the header and development files needed to build programs and packages using libnfc.
There are three methods to install libnfc-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 libnfc-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 libnfc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnfc-dev
Install libnfc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnfc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnfc-dev
Install libnfc-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 libnfc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnfc-dev
How To Uninstall libnfc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnfc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnfc-dev
Uninstall libnfc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnfc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfc-dev
Remove libnfc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnfc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnfc-dev
Remove libnfc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnfc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnfc-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
