How To Install libopentk-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopentk-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libopentk-cil-dev is Open Toolkit wrapper for OpenGL, OpenAL and OpenCL - Dev files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopentk-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libopentk-cil-dev

libopentk-cil-dev is:

The Open Toolkit is an advanced, low-level C# library that wraps OpenGL, OpenCL and OpenAL. It is suitable for games, scientific applications and any other project that requires 3d graphics, audio or compute functionality.

This package contains the development files for OpenTK, and should be used for compilation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libopentk-cil-dev

Install libopentk-cil-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libopentk-cil-dev

Install libopentk-cil-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 libopentk-cil-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopentk-cil-dev

How To Uninstall libopentk-cil-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libopentk-cil-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopentk-cil-dev

Uninstall libopentk-cil-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopentk-cil-dev

Remove libopentk-cil-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libopentk-cil-dev

Remove libopentk-cil-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopentk-cil-dev

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Summary

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