How To Install libubuntu-app-launch3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libubuntu-app-launch3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libubuntu-app-launch3-dev is library for sending requests to the ubuntu app launch

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libubuntu-app-launch3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libubuntu-app-launch3-dev

libubuntu-app-launch3-dev is:

Upstart Job file and associated utilities that is used to launch applications in a standard and confined way.

This package contains files that are needed to build applications.

There are three methods to install libubuntu-app-launch3-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 libubuntu-app-launch3-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 libubuntu-app-launch3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libubuntu-app-launch3-dev

Install libubuntu-app-launch3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libubuntu-app-launch3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libubuntu-app-launch3-dev

Install libubuntu-app-launch3-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 libubuntu-app-launch3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libubuntu-app-launch3-dev

How To Uninstall libubuntu-app-launch3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libubuntu-app-launch3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libubuntu-app-launch3-dev

Uninstall libubuntu-app-launch3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libubuntu-app-launch3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libubuntu-app-launch3-dev

Remove libubuntu-app-launch3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libubuntu-app-launch3-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libubuntu-app-launch3-dev

Remove libubuntu-app-launch3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libubuntu-app-launch3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libubuntu-app-launch3-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libubuntu-app-launch3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.