How To Install libopenrpt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenrpt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libopenrpt-dev
libopenrpt-dev is:
Graphical SQL report writer, designer and rendering engine, optimized for PostgreSQL. WYSIWYG display, GUI built with Qt. Reports can be saved as XML, either as files or in a database.
This package contains the static development library and its headers.
There are three methods to install libopenrpt-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 libopenrpt-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 libopenrpt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenrpt-dev
Install libopenrpt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenrpt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenrpt-dev
Install libopenrpt-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 libopenrpt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenrpt-dev
How To Uninstall libopenrpt-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libopenrpt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenrpt-dev
Uninstall libopenrpt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenrpt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenrpt-dev
Remove libopenrpt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopenrpt-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenrpt-dev
Remove libopenrpt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenrpt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenrpt-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenrpt-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
