How To Install libnfo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnfo-dev
libnfo-dev is:
libNFO is a small library to parse and write NFO files. NFO files are used to store metadata information on many multimedia files.
This package contains headers and libraries for developing software that makes use of libNFO.
There are three methods to install libnfo-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 libnfo-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 libnfo-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnfo-dev
Install libnfo-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnfo-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnfo-dev
Install libnfo-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 libnfo-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnfo-dev
How To Uninstall libnfo-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnfo-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnfo-dev
Uninstall libnfo-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnfo-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfo-dev
Remove libnfo-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnfo-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnfo-dev
Remove libnfo-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnfo-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnfo-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfo-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
