How To Install libpaper-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpaper-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpaper-dev
libpaper-dev is:
The libpaper paper-handling library automates recognition of many different paper types and sizes for programs that need to deal with printed output.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libpaper-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 libpaper-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 libpaper-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpaper-dev
Install libpaper-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpaper-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpaper-dev
Install libpaper-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 libpaper-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpaper-dev
How To Uninstall libpaper-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpaper-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpaper-dev
Uninstall libpaper-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpaper-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpaper-dev
Remove libpaper-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpaper-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpaper-dev
Remove libpaper-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpaper-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpaper-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpaper-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
