How To Install libunity-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunity-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libunity-dev
libunity-dev is:
libunity is a shared library to be able to interact with the launcher and add places in Unity environment.
This package contains files that are needed to build applications.
There are three methods to install libunity-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 libunity-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 libunity-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libunity-dev
Install libunity-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libunity-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libunity-dev
Install libunity-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 libunity-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libunity-dev
How To Uninstall libunity-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libunity-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libunity-dev
Uninstall libunity-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libunity-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunity-dev
Remove libunity-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libunity-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libunity-dev
Remove libunity-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libunity-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunity-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libunity-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
