How To Install libpowercap-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpowercap-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpowercap-dev
libpowercap-dev is:
This package provides everything needed to develop other programs and libraries with libpowercap, including header files and pkg-config configurations.
There are three methods to install libpowercap-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 libpowercap-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 libpowercap-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpowercap-dev
Install libpowercap-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpowercap-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpowercap-dev
Install libpowercap-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 libpowercap-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpowercap-dev
How To Uninstall libpowercap-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpowercap-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpowercap-dev
Uninstall libpowercap-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpowercap-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpowercap-dev
Remove libpowercap-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpowercap-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpowercap-dev
Remove libpowercap-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpowercap-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpowercap-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpowercap-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
