How To Install libnotify3.0-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotify3.0-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libnotify3.0-cil-dev is CLI library for desktop notifications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotify3.0-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnotify3.0-cil-dev

libnotify3.0-cil-dev is:

A library that sends desktop notifications to a notification daemon, as defined in the Desktop Notifications spec. These notifications can be used to inform the user about an event or display some form of information without getting in the user’s way.

This package contains development files for the notify-sharp library built against Gtk# 3.0, and should be used for compilation.

There are three methods to install libnotify3.0-cil-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 libnotify3.0-cil-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 libnotify3.0-cil-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnotify3.0-cil-dev

Install libnotify3.0-cil-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnotify3.0-cil-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnotify3.0-cil-dev

Install libnotify3.0-cil-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 libnotify3.0-cil-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnotify3.0-cil-dev

How To Uninstall libnotify3.0-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnotify3.0-cil-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnotify3.0-cil-dev

Uninstall libnotify3.0-cil-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnotify3.0-cil-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnotify3.0-cil-dev

Remove libnotify3.0-cil-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnotify3.0-cil-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnotify3.0-cil-dev

Remove libnotify3.0-cil-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnotify3.0-cil-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnotify3.0-cil-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotify3.0-cil-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.