How To Install libticalcs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libticalcs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libticalcs-dev is Texas Instruments calculator communication library [development files]

Introduction

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

What is libticalcs-dev

libticalcs-dev is:

The libticalcs is a library providing support for communication with Texas Instruments calculators. It implements the TI protocol for each type of calculator, independently of the link cable used to establish the link.

All graphing calculators from Texas Instruments are supported.

This package provides the development files for the library, static library, required headers and documentation.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libticalcs-dev

Install libticalcs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libticalcs-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libticalcs-dev

How To Uninstall libticalcs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libticalcs-dev

Uninstall libticalcs-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libticalcs-dev

Remove libticalcs-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libticalcs-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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