How To Install libsylph-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsylph-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libsylph-dev
libsylph-dev is:
This library, which has been originally used as the core part of Sylpheed, was modified so that it can be utilized as stand-alone.
This is the development package which contains headers and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libsylph-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsylph-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 libsylph-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsylph-dev
Install libsylph-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsylph-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsylph-dev
Install libsylph-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 libsylph-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsylph-dev
How To Uninstall libsylph-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libsylph-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsylph-dev
Uninstall libsylph-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsylph-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsylph-dev
Remove libsylph-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsylph-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsylph-dev
Remove libsylph-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsylph-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsylph-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsylph-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.