How To Install librevenge-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librevenge-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librevenge-dev
librevenge-dev is:
librevenge is a base library for writing document import filters. It has interfaces for text documents, vector graphics, spreadsheets and presentations.
This package contains the development files (headers, …)
There are three methods to install librevenge-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 librevenge-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 librevenge-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librevenge-dev
Install librevenge-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librevenge-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librevenge-dev
Install librevenge-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 librevenge-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librevenge-dev
How To Uninstall librevenge-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librevenge-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librevenge-dev
Uninstall librevenge-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librevenge-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librevenge-dev
Remove librevenge-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librevenge-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librevenge-dev
Remove librevenge-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librevenge-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librevenge-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librevenge-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
