How To Install libnux-4.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnux-4.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04. libnux-4.0-common is Visual rendering toolkit for real-time applications - common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnux-4.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnux-4.0-common

libnux-4.0-common is:

Nux is a graphical user interface toolkit for applications that mixes opengl hardware acceleration with high quality visual rendering.

This package contains common architecture files used by the library.

There are three methods to install libnux-4.0-common 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 libnux-4.0-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnux-4.0-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnux-4.0-common

Install libnux-4.0-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnux-4.0-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnux-4.0-common

Install libnux-4.0-common 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 libnux-4.0-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnux-4.0-common

How To Uninstall libnux-4.0-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnux-4.0-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnux-4.0-common

Uninstall libnux-4.0-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnux-4.0-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnux-4.0-common

Remove libnux-4.0-common Configurations and Data

To remove libnux-4.0-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnux-4.0-common

Remove libnux-4.0-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnux-4.0-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnux-4.0-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnux-4.0-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.