How To Install libola-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libola-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libola-dev
libola-dev is:
The DMX512 standard for Digital MultipleX is used for digital communication networks commonly used to control stage lighting and effects.
The Open Lighting Architecture (OLA) provides a plugin framework for distributing DMX512 control signals.
This package contains the development files for libola and various related libraries, used to write plugins or control the OLA daemon.
There are three methods to install libola-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 libola-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 libola-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libola-dev
Install libola-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libola-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libola-dev
Install libola-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 libola-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libola-dev
How To Uninstall libola-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libola-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libola-dev
Uninstall libola-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libola-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libola-dev
Remove libola-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libola-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libola-dev
Remove libola-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libola-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libola-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libola-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
