How To Install libvalapanel-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvalapanel-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvalapanel-dev
libvalapanel-dev is:
Vala Panel is a rewrite of SimplePanel. It is a GTK+ 3 desktop panel written in Vala and based on ideas from LXPanel.
This package contains header files for building plugins or window managers with vala-panel support.
There are three methods to install libvalapanel-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 libvalapanel-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 libvalapanel-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvalapanel-dev
Install libvalapanel-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvalapanel-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvalapanel-dev
Install libvalapanel-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 libvalapanel-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvalapanel-dev
How To Uninstall libvalapanel-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvalapanel-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvalapanel-dev
Uninstall libvalapanel-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvalapanel-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvalapanel-dev
Remove libvalapanel-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvalapanel-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvalapanel-dev
Remove libvalapanel-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvalapanel-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvalapanel-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvalapanel-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
