How To Install libvala-0.40-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvala-0.40-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvala-0.40-0
libvala-0.40-0 is:
Vala is a new programming language that aims to bring modern programming language features to GNOME developers without imposing any additional runtime requirements and without using a different ABI compared to applications and libraries written in C.
This library contains the parser used by valac. It can be used for building tools around Vala.
There are three methods to install libvala-0.40-0 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 libvala-0.40-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvala-0.40-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvala-0.40-0
Install libvala-0.40-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvala-0.40-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvala-0.40-0
Install libvala-0.40-0 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 libvala-0.40-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvala-0.40-0
How To Uninstall libvala-0.40-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvala-0.40-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvala-0.40-0
Uninstall libvala-0.40-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvala-0.40-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvala-0.40-0
Remove libvala-0.40-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libvala-0.40-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvala-0.40-0
Remove libvala-0.40-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvala-0.40-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvala-0.40-0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvala-0.40-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
