How To Install libsrecord-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrecord-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsrecord-dev
libsrecord-dev is:
The srecord library is a collection of powerful C++ classes for manipulating EPROM load files. It reads and writes numerous EPROM file formats, and can perform many different manipulations.
This package contains the static libraries and headers for developing applications that use the srecord library.
There are three methods to install libsrecord-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 libsrecord-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 libsrecord-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsrecord-dev
Install libsrecord-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsrecord-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsrecord-dev
Install libsrecord-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 libsrecord-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsrecord-dev
How To Uninstall libsrecord-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsrecord-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsrecord-dev
Uninstall libsrecord-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsrecord-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsrecord-dev
Remove libsrecord-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsrecord-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsrecord-dev
Remove libsrecord-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsrecord-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsrecord-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrecord-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
