How To Install libthunarx-2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libthunarx-2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libthunarx-2-dev is Development files for libthunarx

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libthunarx-2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libthunarx-2-dev

libthunarx-2-dev is:

This package contains the headers and the static library for libthunarx, the extension library used by thunar

There are three methods to install libthunarx-2-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 libthunarx-2-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 libthunarx-2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libthunarx-2-dev

Install libthunarx-2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libthunarx-2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libthunarx-2-dev

Install libthunarx-2-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 libthunarx-2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libthunarx-2-dev

How To Uninstall libthunarx-2-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libthunarx-2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libthunarx-2-dev

Uninstall libthunarx-2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libthunarx-2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libthunarx-2-dev

Remove libthunarx-2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libthunarx-2-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libthunarx-2-dev

Remove libthunarx-2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libthunarx-2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libthunarx-2-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libthunarx-2-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.