How To Install libtranslate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is libtranslate-dev

libtranslate-dev is:

This package contains the files necessary for compiling programs that depend on libtranslate.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtranslate-dev

Install libtranslate-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtranslate-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtranslate-dev

How To Uninstall libtranslate-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libtranslate-dev

Uninstall libtranslate-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtranslate-dev

Remove libtranslate-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtranslate-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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