How To Install libomhacks0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libomhacks0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libomhacks0 is library of useful functions to control OpenMoko hardware

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libomhacks0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libomhacks0

libomhacks0 is:

This library is a collective collection of functions to control various aspects of an OpenMoko phone. It is intended to be light and simple.

This has only been tested on the FreeRunner.

This is the shared library.

There are three methods to install libomhacks0 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 libomhacks0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libomhacks0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libomhacks0

Install libomhacks0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libomhacks0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libomhacks0

Install libomhacks0 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 libomhacks0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libomhacks0

How To Uninstall libomhacks0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libomhacks0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libomhacks0

Uninstall libomhacks0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libomhacks0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libomhacks0

Remove libomhacks0 Configurations and Data

To remove libomhacks0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libomhacks0

Remove libomhacks0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libomhacks0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libomhacks0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libomhacks0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.