How To Install libopenshot-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenshot-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libopenshot-dev
libopenshot-dev is:
OpenShot Library (libopenshot) is an open-source project dedicated to delivering high quality video editing, animation, and playback solutions to the world. The API currently supports C++, Python, and Ruby.
This package provides the development files.
There are three methods to install libopenshot-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 libopenshot-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 libopenshot-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenshot-dev
Install libopenshot-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenshot-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenshot-dev
Install libopenshot-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 libopenshot-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenshot-dev
How To Uninstall libopenshot-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libopenshot-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenshot-dev
Uninstall libopenshot-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenshot-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenshot-dev
Remove libopenshot-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libopenshot-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenshot-dev
Remove libopenshot-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenshot-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenshot-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenshot-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
