How To Install libnux-4.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is libnux-4.0-dev

libnux-4.0-dev is:

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

This package contains files that are needed to build applications.

There are three methods to install libnux-4.0-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 libnux-4.0-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 libnux-4.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libnux-4.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnux-4.0-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libnux-4.0-dev

How To Uninstall libnux-4.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libnux-4.0-dev

Uninstall libnux-4.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnux-4.0-dev 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-dev

Remove libnux-4.0-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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