How To Install libnih-dbus-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnih-dbus-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnih-dbus-dev
libnih-dbus-dev is:
libnih-dbus is a D-Bus bindings library that integrates with the main loop provided by libnih.
This package contains the static library and C header files which are needed for developing software using libnih-dbus.
There are three methods to install libnih-dbus-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 libnih-dbus-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 libnih-dbus-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnih-dbus-dev
Install libnih-dbus-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnih-dbus-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnih-dbus-dev
Install libnih-dbus-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 libnih-dbus-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnih-dbus-dev
How To Uninstall libnih-dbus-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnih-dbus-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnih-dbus-dev
Uninstall libnih-dbus-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnih-dbus-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnih-dbus-dev
Remove libnih-dbus-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnih-dbus-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnih-dbus-dev
Remove libnih-dbus-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnih-dbus-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnih-dbus-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnih-dbus-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
