How To Install libspectrum-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspectrum-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libspectrum-dev
libspectrum-dev is:
libspectrum is a fairly simple library designed to make the handling of various ZX Spectrum emulator-related file formats easy.
So far it handles:
- Snapshots: .z80, .szx, .sna (all read/write), .zxs, .sp., .snp and +D snapshots (read only).
- Tape images: .tzx, .tap, .spc, .sta and .ltp (read/write) and .pzx, Warajevo .tap, Z80Em and CSW version 1 (read only).
- Input recordings: .rzx (read/write).
- Disk images: .dsk (both plain and extended), .d40, .d80, .fdi, .img, .mgt, .opd, .sad, .scl, .td0, .trd and .udi (identification only).
- Timex cartridges: .dck (read only).
- IDE hard disk images: .hdf (read/write).
- Microdrive cartridge images: .mdr (read/write).
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libspectrum-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 libspectrum-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 libspectrum-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libspectrum-dev
Install libspectrum-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libspectrum-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libspectrum-dev
Install libspectrum-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 libspectrum-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libspectrum-dev
How To Uninstall libspectrum-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libspectrum-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libspectrum-dev
Uninstall libspectrum-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libspectrum-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspectrum-dev
Remove libspectrum-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libspectrum-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libspectrum-dev
Remove libspectrum-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libspectrum-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspectrum-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspectrum-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.