How To Install libts-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libts-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libts-dev
libts-dev is:
Tslib is an abstraction layer for touchscreen panel events, as well as a filter stack for the manipulation of those events.
This package contains the static library and header files used in development.
There are three methods to install libts-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 libts-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 libts-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libts-dev
Install libts-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libts-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libts-dev
Install libts-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 libts-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libts-dev
How To Uninstall libts-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libts-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libts-dev
Uninstall libts-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libts-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libts-dev
Remove libts-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libts-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libts-dev
Remove libts-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libts-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libts-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libts-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
