How To Install libs3dw-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libs3dw-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libs3dw-dev
libs3dw-dev is:
s3d is a 3d network display server which can be used as 3d desktop environment.
This package provides the header files for using widgets in your s3d programs.
There are three methods to install libs3dw-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 libs3dw-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 libs3dw-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libs3dw-dev
Install libs3dw-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libs3dw-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libs3dw-dev
Install libs3dw-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 libs3dw-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libs3dw-dev
How To Uninstall libs3dw-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libs3dw-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libs3dw-dev
Uninstall libs3dw-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libs3dw-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libs3dw-dev
Remove libs3dw-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libs3dw-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libs3dw-dev
Remove libs3dw-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libs3dw-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libs3dw-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libs3dw-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
