How To Install libsbigudrv-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsbigudrv-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libsbigudrv-dev is development files for SBIG universal driver

Introduction

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

What is libsbigudrv-dev

libsbigudrv-dev is:

Library to control SBIG Astronomical Instruments. Supports all of SBIG’s Parallel, Ethernet and USB based cameras and accessories.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsbigudrv-dev

Install libsbigudrv-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsbigudrv-dev

Install libsbigudrv-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 libsbigudrv-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsbigudrv-dev

How To Uninstall libsbigudrv-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libsbigudrv-dev

Uninstall libsbigudrv-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsbigudrv-dev

Remove libsbigudrv-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsbigudrv-dev

Remove libsbigudrv-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsbigudrv-dev

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Summary

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